FBI says Puerto Rico sweep aimed at stopping domestic terror

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MIAMI (AFP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a sweep in the US Caribbean commonwealth of Puerto Rico, saying it was needed to stop a "potential domestic terrorist attack."

In the operation Friday, in which authorities said no arrests were made, six federal search warrants were executed "aimed at preventing a potential domestic terrorist attack and the gathering of evidence related to an ongoing domestic terrorism investigation," said Luis Fraticelli, Special Agent in Charge, San Juan Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"Investigation by the FBI has revealed that this potential attack, where explosives devices were to be utilized, was directed at privately owned interests in Puerto Rico, as well as the general public," he added...