Queens Terror Raids: U-Haul Searched

NEW YORK - In an ever-expanding terror investigation spanning New York and Denver, federal authorities swooped into the offices of U-Haul truck companies and a funeral home based in Queens.

According to the Daily News, Robert Larson, who manages the UHaul location in the St. Albans section of Queens, said he thought he was being 'punked'.

Seven Afghan men walked into the St. Albans U-Haul location and tried to rent the jumbo sized super movertruck, the largest truck available. The deal fell through when none of the men could produce a credit card or the identification necessary to pay with cash.

The Islamic Burial Funeral Home in Woodhaven, Queens was also searched by authorities.

The New York Post reports that seven associates of a suspected al Qaeda bomb-maker were taken into custody yesterday -- as their cohort reportedly admitted to taking bomb training from al Qaeda and playing a key role in planning an attack here.

At least a dozen people remained under round-the-clock surveillance in the case.

Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old former coffee-cart vendor skipped out on a fourth day of questioning by authorities, as he sat down with his lawyer to seriously consider becoming an informant. He could admit guilt to a terror charge for receiving demolition training in Afghanistan, then become a cooperating witness for the feds.

ABC News reports that information from a seized computer shows that a man being questioned in an FBI probe researched New York City sports stadiums as well as sites related to the city's Fashion week events.