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By Marty Baumann, USA TODAY
AP
THE ROUTE: Officials investigating the New York bombing
'were pleasantly surprised' by break that led them to N.J.
linked to the bombing
mmed Salameh, the suspect arraigned Thursday in the
Ing of the World Trade Center, was arrested while trying
back his $400 deposit on the Ryder rental van police
urried the explosives. The Ford E350 Econoline van:
t: 6.5 ft.
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Length: 17.5 ft.
icle weight empty
imum cargo weight
5,500 lbs.
2,200 lbs. (The contents of
a two-bedroom aparment)
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COVER STORY
Cleric target
of previous
FBI probes
World Trade
Center seen
as 'symbol
of the U.S.'
Following
the clues, 3A
By Judy Keen
and Sam Vincent Meddis
USA TODAY
The Masjid
Alsalam
Mosque got scant attention
from its neighbors in down-
town Jersey City, N.J. - a
check-cashing business, toy
store and Chinese restaurant.
But three Islamic funda-
mentalists linked to violent
crimes found their way to the
rundown building and climbed two flights of stairs to wor-
ship - and perhaps to talk of violence and revenge.
Mohammed Salameh, arrested Thursday in the World
Trade Center bombing, worshipped there.
Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman a blind Muslim cleric acquit-
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By Bethany Kandel
and Bruce Frankel
USA TODAY
NEW YORK - The F
the wake of an arrest T
day, continues to seek
suspects in the bombing o
World Trade Center.
"This investigation clea
not finished, but a large
step has been taken," Jim
head of the FBI's New Yo
fice, said Thursday night.
The bomb exploded i
garage of the 110-story
towers a week ago, killing
people; one is still missing
Mohammed Salameh
was arrested after he tri
reclaim a deposit on a r
van that linked him to the
A second man was arr
and charged with obstru
justice in connection w
search warrant.
Prior to his arraignmen
lice said Salameh is an Is
born Arab and described
as a Muslim fundamental
He was charged with:
Aiding and abetting
bombing and fire.
Transportation of
sives across state lines.
He appeared calm but
during the hearing as
charges were read in Ara
The Jersey City, N.J.,
dent is being held without
"The hysteria that is
rounding this case was i
dence at the hearing,"
Robert Precht, Salam
court-appointed lawyer.
Other suspects are
sought in what prosecuto
more Childres called "th
gle most destructive act
rorism ever committe
American soil."
Thursday's arrest was &
expected break; a day e
authorities had said the
might drag on for month
FBI agents arrested
meh about 10:30 a.m. at
stop near a Jersey City
truck rental agency.
He went there to recla
$400 deposit on the van,
he had reported stolen th
of the blast.
The FBI said the van w
one that carried the bom
Fragments - includir
axle with a traceable id
cation number - were r
ered at the blast site.
Traces of nitrates -
in some explosives - we
portedly found on papers
meh presented to the age
Traces of nitrates wer
found at the blast site.
A telephone number
meh used when he rente
van led agents to an apart
where they found tools, v
and instructions on bomb
Also: a specially traine
detected explosives in a
254 cubic ft.
By Marilyn Church, AP
THE SUSPECT: Mohammed Salameh at arraignment
Thursday in New York. Salameh is held without bail.
By Paul Hurschnann, AP
THE MOSQUE: Mohammed Salameh, arrested in connec-
tion with World Trade Center blast, worshipped at third-
floor Masjid Alsalam Mosque, above, in Jersey City, N.J.