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FBI officials announced June 16 they had arrested a suspected Islamist militant in April and succeeded in penetrating a militant cell operating in the United States, Canada and Britain. Mohammed Junaid Babar has not been formally charged, and was reportedly taken into custody in April as a material witness. Authorities believe he is connected to a plot to carry out militant attacks in London.
The arrest of Babar -- coupled with raids and arrests in Canada and Britain within a few weeks of each other in late March and early April -- is evidence of the improved capabilities of law enforcement and counterterrorism agents since Sept. 11.
Babar originally was arrested in New York City, allegedly in connection with a group of suspected militants in London. At the time of his arrest, he was taking classes to become a New York City cabdriver.
An Ottawa raid in late March netted Mohammad Momin Khawaja -- a Canadian citizen charged with "knowingly participating in or contributing to, directly or indirectly, an activity of a terrorist group, for the purpose of enhancing the ability of a terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity" and "knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity."
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