Bar Owner Says Customers Issued Warning Before Attacks
Businessman Says Three Men Said America Would See 'Bloodshed'
"When I actually saw the television and then realized what had transpired the night before, I was like, 'Oh my God,'" bar owner John Kap said.
Kap believes that three men who had been drinking in his bar told him Monday night that the attacks would happen.
"This guy made this bold, bold statement of saying, 'Hey, America's going to see bloodshed tomorrow,' and within 10 hours, you're seeing planes crashing into the Trade Center, a plane crashing into the Pentagon," Kap said. "We didn't think anything of it until the next day, but then the next day, it came down on us like a ton of bricks."
Kap said that when he saw reports that the terrorists may be linked to Daytona, he said that he called the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"We told them that we had three gentlemen of Middle Eastern descent (that) had made these comments," Kap said. "We have their driver's licenses, we have their credit cards, and then also a Koran was left here."
Kap said that the FBI told him that the information he had provided was some of the strongest leads that the agency had received.
Kap said that he has not heard anything else from the FBI since being questioned on Wednesday. He told Eyewitness News' Jennifer Waugh that he believes that the men were involved in the attacks.
"For someone to make a statement like that, I would say how could you not be," Kap said. "You would think someone would have to have some kind of prior knowledge to make a statement like that. That 'America's going to see blood tomorrow.'" The person was very adamant in that statement. He wouldn't say, 'Well, wait in the coming weeks or wait next year.' 'Wait till tomorrow, America is going to see blood.'
Kap said that the FBI instructed him not to release specific information about the three men.
The agency did allow him to tell the media that the men's identification indicated that they are from central Florida.
Copyright 2003 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.






An 11-year-old Gainesville girl called 911 and helped her mom deliver her newborn baby sister when the big moment came before they could get to the hospital.
A hurricane watch went up Sunday from southeastern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Hurricane Ida becomes a Category 2 hurricane.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has identified the man police shot after he allegedly robbed a Family Dollar store on the Northside.
Crime scene investigators took video of inside Quinn Gray's home the night she was reported missing. Detectives were looking for evidence. Gray claimed she was forced from her home at gunpoint and cops considered it a crime scene.
Five men visiting Gainesville for a massive underground punk party were arrested after police said they beat an officer and it was all caught on tape.
Sept. 9, 2008: Ponte Vedra Beach mother Quinn Gray describes her very physical relationship with the man she said abducted her.
Police said Osmanovic and Gray spent several nights at a south metro motel, and on one particular morning, Osmanovic wore a recording device and said he was going back to the hotel room to be with Gray.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 people Friday morning in connection with illegal narcotics transactions.
SEE IT, SNAP IT, SEND IT: Thousands of eyes and nearly as many cameras pointed toward the sky over Jacksonville's beaches this weekend for the Sea & Air Spectacular.
Quinn Gray showed investigators marks on her arms and legs she said were the result of her kidnapping.
Slideshow
Capturing N.E. Florida's wanted suspects is a tough task, so the local station is trying to help with the Wheel of Justice. Every Thursday morning, the wheel spins and a wanted fugitive is profiled.
Images: Fugitives On 'Wheel'
An 800 square foot mobile home in Nassau County was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Both residents in the home escaped safely.
An extimated 200,000 people came to NAS Jacksonville Sunday to see the annual air show.
Images From Air Show