US launches raids on suspected terrorist financing

US agents early today raided individuals and organisations suspected of ties to terrorist financing networks and added 62 names…

US agents early today raided individuals and organisations suspected of ties to terrorist financing networks and added 62 names to a list of entities eligible for asset freezes, the White House said.

Beginning at 3 p.m. Irish time, US "Treasury and Customs agents delivered blocking orders and began securing evidence at several locations across the United States and evidence is being secured as a result of these raids," said spokesman Mr Ari Fleischer.

AFP

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