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 Re: محاوله تفجير مسجد في جاكسونفيل فلوريدا (Re: waleed nayel)
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Police ask Jacksonville community to help catch mosque bomber
FBI says it was hoping for more tips after release of video.
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 3:24pmPhotosVideo Back Photo: 1 of 2 Next
BOB SELF/The Times-Union
Investigators looked for clues at the Islamic Center off St. Johns Bluff Road on Tuesday morning after an incendiary device was ignited near a back door of the facility Monday night during evening worship service.
Back Photo: 2 of 2 Next JOHN PEMBERTON/The Times-UnionA Jacksonville Sheriff's Office car guards the entrance to the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida after an explosion on Monday night. Police investigators and arson investigators were looking for clues on Tuesday.
Tip line
The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced a $5,000 reward Wednesday afternoon for information that leads to the arrest of the bomber.
Anyone with information about the Islamic Center fire bombing can contact the FBI at (904) 248-7000, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or CrimeStoppers of Northeast Florida at (866) 277-8477.
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By Larry Hannan
A day after releasing security video of the man suspected of firebombing a Jacksonville mosque, law enforcement officials acknowledged they had not gotten nearly as many calls as they expected.
“Someone out there knows who this person is,” said FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Jim Casey of Jacksonville office. “Anyone who recognizes this individual needs to contact us.”
Casey declined to reveal how many calls the FBI has gotten.
Authorities found remnants of a crude pipe bomb in the explosion, which occurred about 9:30 p.m. Monday at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida on St. Johns Bluff Road.
“This was not a harmless prank,” Casey said. “We found shrapnel from the blast a hundred yards away close to [Florida] 9A.”
At the time of the blast about 60 people were inside. The firebomb caused minor damage to the building. There were no injuries.
Casey said the minor damage was primarily due to the strength of the mosque building. If anyone had been closer to the blast, they would have been injured or killed, he said.
The video has been sent to the main FBI office in Quantico, Va., to be run for facial analysis along with video of another incident on April 4. The April disturbance occurred when a man entered the center and shouted “Stop this blaspheming,” before people chased him away. He’s also wanted for questioning although authorities say they don’ think it’s the same man in Monday’s video.
Officials with the FBI, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said they were following several leads in the case. But they declined to discuss those leads or speculate on a motive.
The case is being investigated as a possible hate crime on suspicion of domestic terrorism. The perpetrator also could face civil rights charges. Kevin Frein with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville said it is difficult to say exactly what charges until more is known about the motive.
Authorities said it was unclear if the bombing had anything to do with the recent controversy over Parvez Ahmed’s appointment to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission. Ahmed, who is Muslim, attends the center.
Lt. Mike Williams with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security Division said there is no evidence that hate groups in North Florida are behind this.
Times-Union writers Jeff Brumley and Jim Schoettler contributed to this report.
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