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American al Qaeda suspect faces new U.S. terrorism charges
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Jan 6, 2016 4:37pm EST
American al Qaeda suspect faces new U.S. terrorism charges
BY JONATHAN STEMPEL
Federal prosecutors in New York unveiled new criminal charges on Wednesday against a U.S. citizen believed to have once been an al Qaeda operative, accusing him of involvement in a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
According to a nine-count indictment, Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh, 30, helped prepare one of two explosive devices for use in the Jan. 19, 2009 attack.
Prosecutors said an accomplice detonated one device, while Al Farekh's fingerprints were found on packing tape for the second device, which a second accomplice carried and did not detonate. The military base was not identified.
Sean Maher, a court-appointed lawyer for Al Farekh, did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The Texas-born Al Farekh was charged with providing material support to al Qaeda, providing material support to terrorists and using explosives. He also faces six conspiracy counts including to murder Americans, use a weapon of mass destruction, bomb a government facility and aid al Qaeda.
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American al Qaeda suspect faces new U.S. terrorism charges
BY JONATHAN STEMPEL
Federal prosecutors in New York unveiled new criminal charges on Wednesday against a U.S. citizen believed to have once been an al Qaeda operative, accusing him of involvement in a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
According to a nine-count indictment, Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh, 30, helped prepare one of two explosive devices for use in the Jan. 19, 2009 attack.
Prosecutors said an accomplice detonated one device, while Al Farekh's fingerprints were found on packing tape for the second device, which a second accomplice carried and did not detonate. The military base was not identified.
Sean Maher, a court-appointed lawyer for Al Farekh, did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The Texas-born Al Farekh was charged with providing material support to al Qaeda, providing material support to terrorists and using explosives. He also faces six conspiracy counts including to murder Americans, use a weapon of mass destruction, bomb a government facility and aid al Qaeda.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-alqaeda-idUSKBN0UK2ID20160106