The FBI raided a Natick home Monday, arresting a man on charges connected to a deadly drone strike on a base in Jordan.
Federal law enforcement descended on a neighborhood in Natick, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon, arresting a man accused of playing a role in a drone strike that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan.
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Aerial images showed police vehicles and people in FBI jackets outside of a home on Woodland Street. Police in Natick informed residents of "increased police activity." Residents were asked to avoid the area.
The FBI said in a statement that it was conducting "court authorized activity" and reiterated that there is no public safety threat.
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Authorities later said that Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi was arrested at the home, while another man, Mohammad Abedini, was arrested in Milan, Italy. Both are charged with export control violations, with Abedini also being charged with conspiring to provide material support to Iran in the Jan. 28 attack on Tower 22, a base in Jordan.
The strike killed Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Sgt. Breonna Moffett and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders, all of Georgia. Forty-seven others were injured, some seriously.
People who live in the area say the neighborhood is normally quiet.
"I'm shocked to see the media here, and, of course, the law enforcement agencies," said neighbor Jon Link. "It's concerning, it makes me want to know what's going on."
Neighbors told NBC10 Boston, both on and off camera, that they didn't really know the residents of the home. They have seen children in the home and know a family lives there, but they weren't sure how many residents there are.
"They kept to themselves," one woman said. "You very rarely saw them, there were never any lights on in the house, and they had a 'Free Gaza' sign that sat on the front lawn at the beginning of the year, but other than that, you never really ever saw them, other than taking the trash out."
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
