Jefferson City -- Missouri's public safety chief said Tuesday that he is concerned the state could be wrongly targeted because of confusion over where a prominent terrorism leader is being held.

Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the Blind Sheik, spent more than five years in a federal prison in Springfield. But he was transferred in 2007 to a federal facility in North Carolina and is being held at the Butner Federal Medical Center.

Rahman was sentenced to life in prison in 1995 for his role in a plot to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and blow up New York City landmarks, including the United Nations. Rahman, a radical Egyptian cleric, preached at a Jersey City, N.J., mosque and was the spiritual leader for the men convicted in the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center.

Missouri Public Safety Director Mark James said Tuesday that newly gleaned intelligence shows postings on jihadist Web sites indicating that some are calling for "offensive action" on behalf of Rahman.

Some Web sites also wrongly indicate he is still in a Springfield prison. That includes the first site from a Google search for Rahman's name as it is listed on federal prison records: "Omar Ahmad Rahman."