Father, Son Held In Qaeda Probe
Detained In Calif., Son Allegedly Attended Al Qaeda Training Camp
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Umer and Hamid Hayat are American citizens, and the younger man was born in California.
According to reports in the Los Angeles Times and The Sacramento Bee, Hamid Hayat was trying to return to the U.S. on May 29 when the FBI told its Sacramento office that he was on the federal "no-fly" list.
The plane was diverted to Japan, where Hayat was interviewed by the FBI and denied any connection to terrorism. He was allowed to fly to California, but was interviewed again on June 3-4. He then acknowledged spending time at the training camp, the affidavit said.
Cauthen identified the two other men as Shabbir Ahmed and Mohammed Adil Khan. He said he couldn't give any further details, citing an ongoing investigation.
The Lodi News-Sentinel reported that Ahmed is the imam of a mosque in the town, and Khan is the former imam. The Bee reported that the men were detained after meeting separately with Umer Hayat on Saturday.
"These guys have been on the radar for awhile," one official told the Times, referring to the Hayats. "And this case has more to it than just these two guys."
CBS News Producer Stephanie Lambidakis reports that the FBI affidavit also states that hundreds of trainees were at the camps. Since it occurred post-9/11 in 2003 and 2004, the charges indicate that a camp in Pakistan is still active.
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