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Southern California man pleads guilty in plan to help al Qaeda
Source: Reuters
Southern California man pleads guilty in plan to help al Qaeda
LOS ANGELES Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:43pm EST
(Reuters) - A Southern California man pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge that he tried to help al Qaeda by seeking to travel to Pakistan to train members of the group.
Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 24, of Garden Grove, California, was arrested in October on his way to Mexico at a bus stop in the nearby town of Santa Ana, the FBI said.
Nguyen, who went by the name Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a statement.
He admitted that, about a year ago, he traveled to Syria where he joined opposition forces fighting against President Bashar al-Assad and claimed he made a "confirmed kill," the U.S. Attorney's Office stated.
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LOS ANGELES Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:43pm EST
(Reuters) - A Southern California man pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge that he tried to help al Qaeda by seeking to travel to Pakistan to train members of the group.
Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 24, of Garden Grove, California, was arrested in October on his way to Mexico at a bus stop in the nearby town of Santa Ana, the FBI said.
Nguyen, who went by the name Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a statement.
He admitted that, about a year ago, he traveled to Syria where he joined opposition forces fighting against President Bashar al-Assad and claimed he made a "confirmed kill," the U.S. Attorney's Office stated.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/27/us-usa-alqaeda-california-idUSBRE9BQ0GS20131227