CHICAGO: The attorney for five Arab and Muslim Michigan residents arrested by the FBI on Friday and accused of plotting a terrorist attack told Arab News that no evidence or formal charges have been presented to substantiate or justify the arrests.
FBI officials said the attack was intended to coincide with the children’s costume holiday of Halloween, celebrated on Oct. 31.
Dearborn Attorney Hussein Bazzi said: “We have no credible information to support the notion that a mass casualty event was planned or was going to be carried out.
“We urge the public to refrain from drawing conclusions until all the facts are known, and to allow the investigative process to unfold responsibly.
“To date, and to my knowledge, no charges have been formally brought against any of the individuals involved.”
