12 February 2002
Text: FBI Issues New Terror Alert Possible in U.S. or Yemen
(Yemeni man, 16 associates named in FBI's 2/11 warning) (530)
The FBI issued a new security threat alert February 11 warning of the
possibility of an attack as early as February 12 in the United States
or Yemen.
Warning of the attack was obtained as information from U.S. military
operations in Afghanistan and on-going interviews of detainees in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba became available regarding threats against U.S.
interests in Yemen and in the United States.
The FBI encourages the public to report any information concerning
these people to their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy
or Consulate or to submit a tip via the FBI web site on the Internet.
The FBI also released photographs of most of the men named in the
warning on the FBI web site at www.fbi.gov.
Following is the FBI text of late on the evening of February 11:
(begin text)
The following information was disseminated to appropriate law
enforcement agencies around the United States and throughout the
world:
As a result of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and on-going
interviews of detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, information has
become available regarding threats to U.S. interests. Recent
information indicates a planned attack may occur in the United States
or against U.S. interests in the country of Yemen on or around
02/12/02. One or more operatives may be involved in the attack,
including Fawaz Yahya Al-Rabeei, also known as (aka) Furqan. Al-Rabeei
is believed to be a Yemeni national born in Saudi Arabia in 1979. He
may be traveling on Yemeni passport 00452004. Other Al-Rabeei aka's
include Fawaz Yahia Hassan Aribii, Fawaz Al-Rubai, Fawaz Yehia Hassan
Al-Rabie, Fawaz Yahya Hasan Al-Rabi'i, Fawaz Yahya Al-Ribi (Al-Ruba'i,
Al-Rabia'i, Al-Rabi'i), Forqan Al-Tajiki, Furqan Al-Tajiki, Furgan
Al-Tajiki, Furqan The Chechen, Faris Al-Baraq, Sa'id, Musharraf, and
Salem Al-Farhan.
Al-rabeei's current whereabouts are unknown. He may be deceased.
No physical descriptors for Al-Rabeei are available at this time.
Below are known associates of Al-Rabeei.
Currently, no physical descriptors are known.
Name/pob, year/nationality
Issam Ahmad Dibwan Al-Makhlafi, aka Akrama/Saudi Arabia, 1977/Yemeni.
Ahmad Al-Akhader Nasser Albidani/Yemen, 1977/Yemeni.
Alyan Muhammad Ali Al-Wa'eli/Yemen, 1970/Yemeni.
Bashir Ali Nasser Al-Sharari/Yemen, 1970/Yemeni.
Bassam Abdullah Bin Bushar Al-Nahdi/Saudi Arabia, 1976/Yemeni.
Abdulaziz Muhammad Saleh Bin Otash/Saudi Arabia, 1975/Yemeni.
Mustafa Abdulkader Aabed Al-Ansari/Saudi Arabia, unknown/Saudi.
Omar Ahmad Omar Al-Hubishi/Saudi Arabia, 1969/Yemeni.
Ammar Abadah Nasser Al-Wa'eli/Yemen, 1977/Yemeni.
Shuhour Abdullah Mukbil Al-Sabri/Saudi Arabia, 1976/Yemeni.
Samir Abduh Sa'id Al-Maktawi/Saudi Arabia, 1968/Yemeni.
Abdulrab Muhammad Muhammad Ali Al-Sayfi/unknown/Yemeni.
Other associates, with no photo available, include the following
individuals:
Name/pob, year/nationality
Abu Nasr Al-Tunisi/unknown/unknown (possibly tunisian). Abu Mu'az
Al-Jeddawi/unknown/unknown (possibly Saudi). Riyadh Shikawi aka
Shakawi/unknown/Yemeni. Amin Saad Muhammad Al-Zumari/Saudi Arabia or
Yemen, 1968/Yemeni.
All individuals should be considered extremely dangerous.
The United States government is seeking information regarding the
identities and whereabouts of the individuals shown above.
If you have any information concerning these people, please contact
your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or
submit a tip via the FBI tips and public leads form.
(end FBI text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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