A Pakistani citizen has been arrested in an investigation into a possible plot to attack the Israeli Consulate, California National Guard facilities and other Los Angeles-area targets, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Hammad Riaz Samana, 21, was taken into custody Aug. 2 and has been detained in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Federal officials would not say what charges he could face. Samana’s arrest developed from a terrorism investigation in which authorities found what they believe was a target list after arresting two men on suspicion of a series of gas station robberies in Los Angeles County, according to a law enforcement official who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the investigation. Full Story
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