Dearborn Terror Retaliation Plot Fabricated: Police

DEARBORN, MI – A woman who claimed a group of individuals had been overheard plotting to bomb Dearborn’s Fordson High School in retaliation for the Paris terror attacks last fall has been arrested and charged with making a false bomb threat, authorities said.

Dearborn police said in a statement Friday that Saida Chatti called authorities on Nov. 19 to report that that an “anonymous” friend had overheard the group at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi talking about an attack on Fordson.

After an investigation, Dearborn police concluded that Chatti had fabricated the entire story and gave conflicting reasons for making up the story. Police said “significant law enforcement resources were expended in an effort to ensure the safety of Dearborn community.”

Chatti was arraigned Thursday in 19th District Court on a felony charge of making a false report or threat of a bomb/harmful device. Judge William Hultgren set bond at $2,500/10 percent and scheduled a probable cause hearing for 1 p.m. on Feb. 24.

In a statement, Police Chief Ronald Haddad said police will investigate “deliberate acts, meant to terrorize or frighten our community, and we will vigorously investigate those crimes to ensure the people responsible are brought to justice.”