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Two in Texas charged with providing support to terrorists
Two men in Texas were arrested and charged with providing support to terrorists, including those in Syria, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Wednesday. Rahatul Ashikim Khan and Michael Todd Wolfe were arrested near Austin on Tuesday by authorities with the Central Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force. Khan was arrested at his house, while Wolfe was about to board a flight to Europe. In a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday, Khan was charged with providing material support to terrorists. From early 2011 through Jan. 2012, "he conspired with others to recruit persons to travel overseas to support terrorist activities including committing violent jihad," according to the Justice Department Wolfe was charged with the same crime after planning to travel to the Middle East "to provide his services to radical groups engaged in armed conflict in Syria." Both remain in federal custody, and have been scheduled to attend a detention hearing on Friday in Austin. Posted by: ryuge 2014-06-19 |
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