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Law enforcement officials have taken a man into custody in Vero Beach, Fla. It is not known if he is under arrest, WPLG-TV in Miami reported.
FBI agents task force in North Miami Beach working on leads have searched an apartment in Coral Springs, and have now taken one man into custody. They have not said if he is connected to the apartment.
A man who agents describe as of Arab-descent is in route to FBI field office in North Miami Beach. It is not yet known what is his connection to terrorist attacks in the northeast.
FBI says that it has names of 12 hijackers, WPLG-TV reported. There were three on each flight and three who gave south Florida phone numbers.
FBI agents are telling a Venice, Fla., couple that two men who stayed with him while getting flight training last year were involved in Tuesday's attacks.
Charlie Voss is a former employee at Huffman Aviation in Venice. He says agents who interviewed him at his home have told him that authorities found a car at Boston's Logan Airport registered to the two men. He says one of men who stayed at the house in July 2000 was named Mohamed Atta. He says he knew the other man only by the name of Marwan.
The houseguests took flight training on small planes at Venice Municipal Airport. Voss says the men were asked to leave their home after a week when the couple grew uncomfortable with them.
WPLG reported that agents have searched an apartment in Coral Springs Fla. and served a search warrant in Davie, Fla.
It's believed that the Coral Springs apartment belonged to Mohammed Atta, 33. Agents discovered Atta's name along with others on the passenger manifests of planes involved in yesterday's terrorist attacks.
"I saw it yesterday, there were lots of people here, lots of cars outside and about five or six people inside with guns. They were looking for someone. They had this notepad with a picture on it and they were asking people if they knew this person," Mahnaz Fini, a neighbor, said.
Agents don't think that Atta was currently living at the residence. They believe that he moved on to Venice, Fla. Agents were also seen at Atta's residence there, showing pictures and asking questions.
WPLG also reports that sources say that agents are looking for two cars. The first car, a tan Oldsmobile Alero with the Florida license plate UEP-54N, was traced back to leasing company in Boca Raton.
The second car is a two-door, red, 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix with the Florida license plate D79-DDV. Agents have traced that car back to a Mohammed Atta in Venice, Fla., although Atta's driver's license shows an address in Coral Springs.
Police have put out an APB on both vehicles. If you see one of the cars described above, you are advised to call your local police agency or the FBI.
The investigation is also moving ahead in Daytona Beach, Fla. Investigators have impounded the car of a student at Embry Riddle University, one of the nation's top aeronautic and avionic institutions.
That student's apartment is being searched and a picture of Osama Bin Laden was reportedly found in the student's vehicle.
WPLG reports that the FBI is being very tight lipped about their investigation and that the Miami headquarters is under increased security
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