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Police said Raja, who is from California, was packing luggage with fake bombs inside. Again, we can’t express enough to the community: if you do see something suspicious, don’t be alarmed. Nothing appears to be alarming, but we have charged him accordingly. “Right now, our detectives have not just arrested him for this, but they continue to see if there is anything else that appears to have any ties to. “This was great work by the Miami-Dade Police Department as well as our bomb squad unit, our detectives and our special investigation section,” Fallat said. When he returned to the airport, Miami-Dade Police were waiting to take him into custody. Raja left the condo, also leaving his luggage in the woman’s car.

An argument ensued, and Raja pulled a knife on the woman, according to police. The two returned to the woman’s condo at the foot of the Venetian Causeway. The 46-year-old got to the airport early, officials said, and called a woman to pick him up. “I’m not going to hurt myself or anyone else.”Īccording to the arrest report, detectives found “a metal device and three throwing knives along with a brown box containing what appeared to be a stick of TNT (dynamite) and a battery source.” “I just want to let you know that I’m calm,” Raja said on Facebook Live on Monday. He had called a ride and left from a Marriott hotel and was headed to the airport. The white van appeared to be covered with stickers and decals.Officials tried finding the owner of the luggage, which led them to Raja. NYPD officials were also spotted at the scene in Plantation, Florida. Republicans, go out and vote!” He also wrote, “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing this to September 11th and the Oklahoma City bombing, yet when I criticize them they go wild and scream, “it’s just not Presidential!”ĬNN reported that the network heard late on Octothat authorities had made significant progress in the investigation. We must never allow political violence to take root in America, and I’m committed to doing everything in my power as president to stop it, and to stop it now.”īefore the arrest, Trump had tweeted, “Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows – news not talking politics. I’ve instructed authorities to spare no resource or expense…we will prosecute them, him, her, whoever it may be to the fullest extent of the law. We’ve carried out a far-reaching federal, state and local investigation… these terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in our country.

This is an incredible job by law enforcement. The president said, “I am pleased to inform you that law enforcement has apprehended the suspect and taken him into custody. President Trump condemned the attack as despicable. He was tracked through a cell phone number, CNN reported. Cameras at a self-service kiosk helped authorities identify the man, Fox News reported. We will hold a press conference at the Department of Justice at 2:30pm ET.įox News reported that authorities had been watching the man for the past 24 hours.