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B U.S. attorney: Report calling Dearborn a terrorist center 'unfortunate' http://www.freep.com/article/20140808/NEWS05/308080103/Dearborn-McQuade-terrorism-Arab-Americans [image: Barbara McQuade, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joins representatives of the Arab-American community and others at Dearborn City Hall on Friday, August 8, 2014 to support the city in response to a report that government documents list it as the No. 2 center for terrorists in the United States. Robert Allen/Detroit Free Press] Barbara McQuade, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joins representatives of the Arab-American community and others at Dearborn City Hall on Friday, August 8, 2014 to support the city in response to a report that government documents list it as the No. 2 center for terrorists in the United States. Robert Allen/Detroit Free Press By Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Amid concern from Arab-American groups, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan is praising Dearborn in response to a report this week that said government documents list the city as the No. 2 center nationwide for terrorists in the U.S. “It is unfortunate that recent reports have suggested a negative perception about an entire community,†U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade told the Free Press. “I can assure the public that Dearborn is filled with great American patriots — U.S. service members, police officers, teachers, lawyers, doctors, business people, laborers and good neighbors.†On Tuesday, the Intercept published a report about the expansion in recent years of a list of terrorists or suspected terrorists compiled by the National Counterterrorism Center. The report said the list rapidly grew after the underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, attempted to blow up a plane over metro Detroit on Dec. 25, 2009. The report cited government documents that listed Dearborn, with a population of about 97,000, as having the second-highest number of terrorists, or those tied to terrorists, among all cities in the U.S. New York City was ranked first, Houston third, San Diego fourth and Chicago fifth. Given Dearborn’s relatively small population compared to the other cities on the list, the fact that the city is ranked second concerned local Arab-Americans. The city is about 40% Arab American, the highest percentage among cities in the U.S., according to the U.S. Census. â– Related: U.S. terrorism database doubles in recent years The head of the Michigan chapter of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Fatina Abdraboh, said she’s worried the labeling could “increase the hostility toward the Arab-American community.†She and others, including McQuade, stood on the steps of Dearborn City Hall on Friday morning to express support for the Dearborn community and disgust toward the reported documents. Hazem Bata, executive director and CEO with the Islamic Society of North America, said people were scared of Arab-Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks, “but the time has come for us to come back to our senses.†He said he and his colleagues are “very disturbed†by the reported documents, especially because many people in Dearborn have helped the federal government with investigations. The Intercept report said that about 680,000 are on the list of known terrorists or suspected terrorists. It also said there are now about 47,000 on a no-fly list, another issue that has concerned Arab-Americans who travel on airplanes. McQuade said “efforts are under way to revise the existing redress process regarding the No Fly List.†The Intercept is an online magazine started by, among others, Glenn Greenwald, who was a primary recipient of Edward Snowden's leaks of National Security Agency documents. 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