ALERT - ALLEGED PLAN TO ATTACK U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND/OR INSTALLATION - Threat Now Dialed Back

UPDATED STORY:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/01/exclusive-self-professed-jihadist-was-weeks-away-from-basic-army-training/?intcmp=latestnews 

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UPDATE:  It now appears the talk of imminent threat is being dialed back.  See update here:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/01/ex-army-recruit-who-threatened-ft-hood-inspired-jihad-not-threat-fbi/ 

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According to FoxNews, military and civilian law enforcement, including the FBI, are searching for a former Army recruit who they believe is planning a Fort Hood style "jihad" attack on U.S. military personnel and/or installation.  Some of the details from the article are:

• He calls himself Booker, but is also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan

• He was recruited into the Army in February in Kansas City

The Fox article appears here:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/31/military-hunts-one-time-recruit-planning-ft-hood-style-jihad/

No further information is available to us at this time. 

By: Attorney Richard V. Stevens
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
http://www.militaryadvocate.com 

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