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| Terrorism Charges Against NJ Men |
| By wsj.com |
| Published: 06/07/2010 |
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Two New Jersey men were arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as they were allegedly trying to board separate flights to Egypt on their way to join the terrorist group Al Shabaab and wage "violent jihad" against people outside the U.S., prosecutors said Sunday. FBI arrests two New Jersey men at John F. Kennedy International Airport as they prepared to board separate planes in alleged terrorism plot tied to radical Islamic group based in Somalia. Video courtesy of Fox News. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20 years old, of North Bergen, N.J. and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, N.J., were charged with conspiring to kill, maim and kidnap outside of the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Newark, N.J. They face up to life in prison if convicted of the charge. Mr. Alessa, an American whose parents are Palestinian, and Mr. Almonte, a naturalized citizen from the Dominican Republic, were taken into custody at JFK on Saturday, prosecutors said. The men were planning to fly to Egypt and then make their way to Somalia by boat to join Al Shabaab, which has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. government, prosecutors said. Read More. |
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