IHOP Manager was Detained in 2001 Crazy Tomato Case
By: Julie Dolan
Updated: September 20, 2011
Today's IHOP raids are reminiscent of the case of the Crazy Tomato restaurant on Green River Road a month after the terror attacks of 9-11.
And there is a connection.
The manager of the IHOP in Evansville, Tarek Omar, was one of the nine men detained in the Crazy Tomato case.
The men were Egyptian and about half of them worked for the Crazy Tomato. They were suspected of having material information on terrorist activity. But after being detained and interrogated in Chicago, they were exonerated and released.
And there is a connection.
The manager of the IHOP in Evansville, Tarek Omar, was one of the nine men detained in the Crazy Tomato case.
The men were Egyptian and about half of them worked for the Crazy Tomato. They were suspected of having material information on terrorist activity. But after being detained and interrogated in Chicago, they were exonerated and released.
