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Two Chicago Residents Charged with Terrorism Violations
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gregory A. White, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a federal grand jury in Cleveland returned a new indictment charging two of the defendants in the pending Toledo terrorism case, Zubair Ahmed and his cousin, Khaleel Ahmed, both of Chicago, Illinois, with a single count of conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas. Zubair Ahmed, age 28, and his cousin, Khaleel Ahmed, age 27, are both U.S. citizens, and reside in the Chicago, Illinois, area.The new indictment charges Zubair Ahmed and Khaleel Ahmed with conspiring, together and with others, to "kill, kidnap or maim persons outside of the United States, to include U.S. armed forces personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan," in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 956(a)(1). Posted by: www 2007-12-15 |
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