Wednesday, March 31, 2010
‘Militia arrest triggered by plans for violence’
From The Hindu
In a media interview, Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Michigan, said that federal authorities decided to arrest members of a group upon discovery of their plan for an exercise in April that might have included violence.
“They talked about doing a covert reconnaissance exercise,” Ms. McQuade said, adding that the group said that if they came upon anyone from the public or law enforcement who kind of stumbled upon them in the midst of this exercise, they were prepared to kill them. That triggered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to act.
Spelling out some of the details of the militia plot, Ms. McQuade said they planned to call 911, report a fake emergency and then kill the police officer who responded. “They then planned to kill more police by attacking the funeral procession using improvised explosive devices,” she was reported as saying.
Ms. McQuade however emphasised to CNN that the arrests were not an attack on militia groups in general. “In Michigan, we have militia groups that are peaceful, that are exercising their right to bear arms,” she said, adding "We have no problem with those groups.”
In a media interview, Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Michigan, said that federal authorities decided to arrest members of a group upon discovery of their plan for an exercise in April that might have included violence.
“They talked about doing a covert reconnaissance exercise,” Ms. McQuade said, adding that the group said that if they came upon anyone from the public or law enforcement who kind of stumbled upon them in the midst of this exercise, they were prepared to kill them. That triggered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to act.
Spelling out some of the details of the militia plot, Ms. McQuade said they planned to call 911, report a fake emergency and then kill the police officer who responded. “They then planned to kill more police by attacking the funeral procession using improvised explosive devices,” she was reported as saying.
Ms. McQuade however emphasised to CNN that the arrests were not an attack on militia groups in general. “In Michigan, we have militia groups that are peaceful, that are exercising their right to bear arms,” she said, adding "We have no problem with those groups.”
Labels: Barbara McQuade, Militia arrest, U.S.
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