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Tunisia arrests two US citizens over ties with Daesh
 [Iran Press TV] Two American citizens have been placed in durance vileMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! in Tunisia on suspicion of ties with ISIS Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... terrorists. No names given. Wanta bet they're not named Kevin and Ron? According to Tunisian security officials speaking on Tuesday, the two suspects, allegedly brothers of 29 and 32 years of age, were from the US state of Michigan and were apprehended over possession of videos and pictures praising the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group (ISIS), Rooters reported. A report by the Tunisian TV Channel Nessma TV said the two possessed plans to blow up a number of institutions, as well as calls to join the Takfiri group. A front man for Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior confirmed the report, saying that the two brothers claimed to have been studying computer science at a university in Jendouba, north-western Tunisia. He added that the two had rented a house in Jendouba and one of them had married a Tunisian woman who had traveled to Syria. After local residents became suspicious of the pair and contacted authorities, ISIS-related content was discovered on their personal laptops. Police sources said both suspects were "heavily bearded, unwashed and living in poor conditions", adding that they had United Arab Emirates stamps in their passports. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-26 |
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