Afternoon Update: What We Know About The Raids

Published May 13, 2010

Beginning at 3 p.m., WBUR reporters on Radio Boston will summarize the latest news on the FBI raids. Here’s what we know right now:

  • Federal and state authorities on Thursday conducted raids at two places in Massachusetts: a home in Watertown and a gas station in Brookline (map).
  • Two Pakistani men were arrested. The authorities say there is a “direct connection” between the men and Faisal Shahzad, who allegedly attempted to detonate a car bomb in New York’s Times Square two weeks ago. That connection is financial, law enforcement sources say.
  • We don’t know for sure if additional people were arrested or charged as part of the operation. Someone was arrested in Maine, but that arrest may not be related to this investigation. ICE says a third person in Maine was arrested as part of the day’s operation.
  • Elias Audy, 61, of Boston, is the owner of the gas station in Brookline. There is no indication he is involved in the case.
  • The FBI conducted simultaneous raids in New York and New Jersey.
  • The authorities say there is no indication Massachusetts is or ever was threatened by terrorism.
  • The authorities say there is no indication of a continuing plot in Massachusetts.