Federal Officials Draw Al-Qaeda Links To Alleged New York Bomber
An internal law enforcement memo dissects the similarities between Ahmad Khan Rahami’s alleged attempted bombings and al-Qaeda instructions.
posted on Sept. 25, 2016, at 2:14 p.m.
Nicolaus Czarnecki / Boston Herald via AP
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has determined alleged New York City bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami was likely influenced by al-Qaeda, according to an internal law enforcement document obtained by BuzzFeed News.
A seven-page packet put together by Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Bombing Prevention contains a spreadsheet comparing the four attempted bombing incidents in New Jersey and New York to several issues of Inspire magazine, al-Qaeda’s in-house publication that contains instructions on bomb-making.
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