Terror targets in LA....

Some serious threats in LA...

FBI counterterrorism agents are investigating whether two American Muslim converts planned to attack the Israel Consulate, two synagogues and other targets in Los Angeles.

Yariv Ovadia, the Israeli consul for public affairs, confirmed Friday that federal agents had warned the consulate of possible threats. He otherwise limited his comments to "We fully trust American authorities to handle the situation."

FBI spokeswoman Vickie Hampton-Franklin said she could not divulge the names of the two synagogues or any other aspect of the ongoing investigation.

The possible threats were apparently discovered accidentally when police in Torrance, a southern suburb of Los Angeles, arrested Levar Haney Washington, 25, and Gregory Vernon Patterson, 21, as suspects in a string of gas station robberies over the last two months.

Washington converted to Islam while serving a prison sentence for a previous assault and robbery conviction in 1999, while Patterson, who has no criminal record, is believed to be a more recent convert.

A search of Washington's apartment in South Los Angeles turned up what police described as "jihadist" literature, bulletproof vests and an address list of various Los Angeles sites.

One entry referred to the "Consulate of Zion," which investigators took to mean the Israeli consulate. Also listed were the two synagogues and recruiting stations for the California National Guard.