Feds Raid Software Firm in Terrorism Probe

NPR | By Tovia Smith

Published December 6, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Customs agents raid a Quincy, Mass., software company, on suspicions of al Qaeda connections. The firm's clients include the FBI. Hear NPR's Tovia Smith and Tom Brune of Newsday.

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