According to information forwarded by US law enforcement officials, New York authorities raided several homes in Queens early Monday, in an attempt to conduct terror investigations for dismantling a supposed unit of locally-based Islamist militants, which was deemed to be a threat.

ABC News said that the somewhat harsh nature of the investigations resulted from the requisite briefings to be provided to leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers, about an alleged Al-Qaeda terror suspect.

However, there neither were any arrests made by the US federal agents in the Monday raids, nor was any bomb-making materials discovered.

Elaborating on the proceedings, Martin Speechlay, a spokesman of New York City Police Department (NYPD), said that the sting operation in Queens was essentially a part of the "federal operation," in which the NYPD had lent a helping hand.

Noting that the anti-terror raid were of a 'preventive' nature, seeking to disrupt the plans of an Al-Qaeda terror suspect whose actions had been tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Republican Congressman Pete King said: "He was being watched, and concern grew as he met with a group of individuals in Queens over the weekend."

Referring to the raids, New York Senator Chuck Schumer said: "There was nothing imminent, and our law enforcement officials are very good now at tracking potentially dangerous actions."