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American accused of assisting men in Isis attack at anti-Islam event in Texas
Source: Associated Press
American accused of assisting men in Isis attack at anti-Islam event in Texas
Associated Press in Phoenix
Friday 11 March 2016 22.00 GMT
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a jury to convict a Phoenix moving-company owner of a terrorism charge, saying he provided the guns, ammunition and motivation to two Islamic State followers in an attack on an anti-Islam event last year in Texas.
Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem is charged with providing support to Isis for what prosecutors describe as a crucial behind-the-scenes role in a plot by two friends to shoot up a prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the Dallas area. They were killed in a police shootout outside the event.
Kareem, 44, is believed to be the first person to stand trial on charges related to Isis. A trial in New York that started halfway through Kareem’s trial concluded on Wednesday with a guilty verdict against a US military veteran charged with attempting to join the terrorist group.
Prosecutor Joseph Koehler told jurors in his closing argument that witness testimony shows Kareem knew that Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi were Isis members and planning an attack at the cartoon contest and an Arizona military base.
Kareem taught Simpson and Soofi how to operate and maintain rifles and provided the guns and ammunition they brought to the cartoon contest, he said.
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Associated Press in Phoenix
Friday 11 March 2016 22.00 GMT
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a jury to convict a Phoenix moving-company owner of a terrorism charge, saying he provided the guns, ammunition and motivation to two Islamic State followers in an attack on an anti-Islam event last year in Texas.
Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem is charged with providing support to Isis for what prosecutors describe as a crucial behind-the-scenes role in a plot by two friends to shoot up a prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the Dallas area. They were killed in a police shootout outside the event.
Kareem, 44, is believed to be the first person to stand trial on charges related to Isis. A trial in New York that started halfway through Kareem’s trial concluded on Wednesday with a guilty verdict against a US military veteran charged with attempting to join the terrorist group.
Prosecutor Joseph Koehler told jurors in his closing argument that witness testimony shows Kareem knew that Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi were Isis members and planning an attack at the cartoon contest and an Arizona military base.
Kareem taught Simpson and Soofi how to operate and maintain rifles and provided the guns and ammunition they brought to the cartoon contest, he said.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/11/isis-texas-attack-draw-muhammad-contest-abdul-kareem