Saturday, April 9, 2011

One Afghan, Two Iranian Men Attempt To Enter California Bases Without Authorization

From Creeping Sharia:

1 Afghan, 2 Iranian men attempt to enter Cali military base without authorization




Posted on April 1, 2011 by creeping





Update: The men reportedly made terrorist threats against Marines at a nearby gas station prior to entering the Camp Pendleton, video via The Blaze:



via Alert Issued After Security Incident On Camp Pendleton – San Diego News Story – KGTV San Diego.













SAN DIEGO — One of the nation’s largest military bases is reportedly under tighter security after three Middle Eastern men tried to enter without proper authorization.



10News learned the three men — 40-year-old Afghani Ahmad Rahmani Naeem, 41-year-old Iranian Vahik Petrossian and 27-year-old Iranian Sengekdi Norvik Avanosian — attempted to get into Camp Pendleton last weekend under what was considered suspicious circumstances.



On Wednesday, base officials said there was no threat, but others on the base told 10News security has been stepped up.



According to a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert issued to high-ranking Camp Pendleton officials, someone reported hearing hateful comments and terrorist threats from three men at a gas station in Oceanside Saturday.



Investigators at Camp Pendleton said the men asked the attendant for directions on how to get to Camp Pendleton before they left the gas station.



According to the alert, shortly after midnight Sunday, a rented silver Toyota Corolla driven by Naeem attempted to enter Camp Pendleton through the main gate. As it was being searched, Petrossian and Avanosian drove up in a black Mercedes, but were told to wait. Instead, they continued past the gate and onto the base. Following a short pursuit, the Mercedes was stopped and searched.



No weapons or contraband were found in the Mercedes, but base security noticed the air bag in the steering wheel of the Mercedes had been pulled out and re-attached with duct tape and had wires hanging free, the alert said.



According to the alert, Naaem told base security he was lost and was trying to go to Glendale. When interviewed, Petrossian and Avanosian said they were lost and trying to go to Glendale. The three men claimed not to know each other, the alert said.



Naaem, Petrossian and Avanosian were photographed and released after questioning, and a warning about the trio was posted to law enforcement.However, later that morning about 8:30 a.m., Naeem returned in the Toyota and tried to get on the base again, saying he made a mistake and was trying to enter Interstate 5, the alert said. After his vehicle was searched, Naeem was issued a letter of debarment from the base and escorted to the freeway.Since the incident, 10News learned high-ranking Camp Pendleton officials have notified other military bases and law enforcement of a potential threat.According to a local security expert, that comes with good reason.”I think after 9/11, anybody on any government facility should be worried,” local expert John told 10News.



John, who does undercover security and anti-terrorism work for Eagle Eye Security Solutions, did not want to be identified.He told 10News the Camp Pendleton incident sounds like a possible probe or dry run and said their visits raise a few red flags.”Number one: they went on base twice. Their stories didn’t stick, kinda wishy washy. Number two: the vehicle, the condition of the vehicle,” said John. “They could have been probing the security, not just cameras, sensors, individual security from MPs. Three: [they] could have wanted to know what background checks would have produced.”



A coordinated dry run. Days after a dry run on a flight? Is something big being planned for the tenth anniversary of 9/11?



Last week 13 illegal immigrants wearing U.S. Marine Corps BDU’s were caught attempting to pass a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint east of San Diego. The vehicle they were in had fake government license plates. Details on who they were or where they were from was not released.

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