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| US terror blasts: Bomb suspect's father called FBI in 2014 | US terror blasts: Bomb suspect's father called FBI in 2014 |
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| The father of US terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami called law enforcement in 2014 to say his son was a "terrorist", US officials have told the BBC. | |
| Mohammad Rahami alerted authorities after a domestic dispute, expressing concern his son was an extremist before retracting the claim. | Mohammad Rahami alerted authorities after a domestic dispute, expressing concern his son was an extremist before retracting the claim. |
| Mr Rahami said that the FBI determined his son was not a terror threat. | Mr Rahami said that the FBI determined his son was not a terror threat. |
| He is now suspected of "an act of terror" in Saturday's blasts in New Jersey and New York, say prosecutors. | He is now suspected of "an act of terror" in Saturday's blasts in New Jersey and New York, say prosecutors. |
| Mohammad Rahami first made the statement about his son as a terrorist to New Jersey police after the younger man was arrested and accused of stabbing his brother in 2014. | Mohammad Rahami first made the statement about his son as a terrorist to New Jersey police after the younger man was arrested and accused of stabbing his brother in 2014. |
| The information was provided to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Newark, New Jersey. | The information was provided to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Newark, New Jersey. |
| "Two years ago I go to the FBI because my son was doing really bad, OK?" Mr Rahami Snr told the New York Times. | "Two years ago I go to the FBI because my son was doing really bad, OK?" Mr Rahami Snr told the New York Times. |
| What next in investigation? | What next in investigation? |
| A 'very friendly guy' | A 'very friendly guy' |
| Will blasts affect race for White House? | Will blasts affect race for White House? |
| "But they check almost two months, they say, 'He's OK, he's clean, he's not a terrorist.'" | "But they check almost two months, they say, 'He's OK, he's clean, he's not a terrorist.'" |
| "Now they say he is a terrorist. I say OK," he told the newspaper. | "Now they say he is a terrorist. I say OK," he told the newspaper. |
| The FBI reportedly launched an assessment, but Mohammad Rahami later withdrew his statement. | The FBI reportedly launched an assessment, but Mohammad Rahami later withdrew his statement. |
| He said he only meant his son was spending time with criminals, a law enforcement official told the AP. | He said he only meant his son was spending time with criminals, a law enforcement official told the AP. |
| Authorities also determined Ahmad Khan Rahami had no ties to terrorist organisations, the official said. | Authorities also determined Ahmad Khan Rahami had no ties to terrorist organisations, the official said. |
| A Justice Department official told the BBC they are going to "look into this further and see if there are any lessons to be learned". | A Justice Department official told the BBC they are going to "look into this further and see if there are any lessons to be learned". |
| Though Mr Rahami was not on any terror watch lists, authorities are looking into whether he was radicalised on previous trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan. | Though Mr Rahami was not on any terror watch lists, authorities are looking into whether he was radicalised on previous trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
| What we know: | What we know: |
| What we do not know: | What we do not know: |
| He reportedly passed screening tests each time he returned from abroad, two US officials told Reuters. | He reportedly passed screening tests each time he returned from abroad, two US officials told Reuters. |
| Mr Rahami was arrested on Monday after Harinder Bains, an Indian immigrant businessman, found him napping in his pub doorway in Elizabeth, New Jersey. | Mr Rahami was arrested on Monday after Harinder Bains, an Indian immigrant businessman, found him napping in his pub doorway in Elizabeth, New Jersey. |
| He told CNN he initially thought the 28-year-old most-wanted suspect appeared "fatigued" and "exhausted". | He told CNN he initially thought the 28-year-old most-wanted suspect appeared "fatigued" and "exhausted". |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Profile of Ahmad Khan Rahami | Profile of Ahmad Khan Rahami |
| After watching television news from another business across the street, Mr Bains recognised Mr Rahami's face in coverage of the manhunt for the bomber and alerted authorities. | After watching television news from another business across the street, Mr Bains recognised Mr Rahami's face in coverage of the manhunt for the bomber and alerted authorities. |
| Police confronted the suspect, who pulled a handgun and shot one of them. Mr Rahami was subsequently arrested after a gun battle with police. | Police confronted the suspect, who pulled a handgun and shot one of them. Mr Rahami was subsequently arrested after a gun battle with police. |
| The Afghan-born US citizen is charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer stemming from the shootout. | The Afghan-born US citizen is charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer stemming from the shootout. |
| Police say they also have evidence linking him to the bomb in New York, which injured 29, and the explosion in New Jersey, which hurt no one. | Police say they also have evidence linking him to the bomb in New York, which injured 29, and the explosion in New Jersey, which hurt no one. |
| The suspect - who lived with his Muslim family above their fried-chicken restaurant in Elizabeth - is being held on $5.2m bail after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg. | The suspect - who lived with his Muslim family above their fried-chicken restaurant in Elizabeth - is being held on $5.2m bail after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg. |
| Authorities have said no other suspects are at large. | Authorities have said no other suspects are at large. |