About that southern border…

Five men of foreign descent were taken into custody early Wednesday morning after a break-in at the Bexar County Courthouse. Two of the men are on the FBI’s watch list, officials said.

Bexar County sheriff’s officials responded to a burglary alarm at 1 a.m. and found two men walking outside the building, sheriff’s officials said.

The men were arrested after sheriff’s officials determined they broke into the building through a door on the fourth floor, sheriff’s officials said. Three men were located inside the building and two were found outside near a recreational video.

Surveillance video showed the men walking into the building with an item in their hands, but they did not have the item when they walked out of the courthouse, sheriff’s officials said. Investigators have not said whether that item was recovered or what it may be.

Sheriff’s officials apprehended a third man who was inside a recreational vehicle in the parking lot of the building. The RV contained several documents and proof the men had been traveling across the country for some time, sheriff’s officials said.

The men told authorities they broke into the courthouse to get a scenic view of San Antonio, but investigators said the circumstances surrounding the break-in are suspicious.

Investigators said the men, all in their early 20s, are not U.S. citizens and told investigators they came into the country on Sept. 11, but it wasn’t clear what year they entered the country. Investigators also determined two of the three men are on the FBI’s watch list. Their names have not been released.

As of 7 a.m., the men had been charged with burglary, but sheriff’s officials said they would be interrogated by the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Joint Terrorist Task Force.

Authorities swept through the courthouse to look for explosives but nothing was found.

Sheriff’s officials said the courthouse will open at its normal hour on Wednesday.

In another development, the San Antonio Police Department Bomb Squad conducted a brief sweep of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center at 5:30 a.m., where a Geospatial Intelligence Convention is taking place. Up to 3,000 people of U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies are attending the event.

via 5 Arrested In Break-In At Bexar County Courthouse.  A terror link?  I think some waterboarding is in order.

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