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New York man accused of bomb plot admits Islamic State support
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Fri Feb 10, 2017 | 4:24pm EST
New York man accused of bomb plot admits Islamic State support
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK
A New York City man who prosecutors said discussed carrying out a pressure cooker bomb attack for Islamic State with one of its top hackers and helped another man try to travel abroad to join the militant group pleaded guilty on Friday.
Munther Omar Saleh, 21, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to four counts, including conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State and assaulting a federal officer by charging at a law enforcement vehicle.
He is one of 114 people to face U.S. charges since March 2014 related to the Islamic State militant group, which has seized control of parts of Iraq and Syria, according to the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
Saleh, a resident of the New York City borough of Queens and a U.S. citizen, was one of six young men in New York and New Jersey charged in connection with what prosecutors said was a group of individuals who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, or ISIS, and discussed traveling to join the group.
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New York man accused of bomb plot admits Islamic State support
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK
A New York City man who prosecutors said discussed carrying out a pressure cooker bomb attack for Islamic State with one of its top hackers and helped another man try to travel abroad to join the militant group pleaded guilty on Friday.
Munther Omar Saleh, 21, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to four counts, including conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State and assaulting a federal officer by charging at a law enforcement vehicle.
He is one of 114 people to face U.S. charges since March 2014 related to the Islamic State militant group, which has seized control of parts of Iraq and Syria, according to the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
Saleh, a resident of the New York City borough of Queens and a U.S. citizen, was one of six young men in New York and New Jersey charged in connection with what prosecutors said was a group of individuals who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, or ISIS, and discussed traveling to join the group.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-security-islamicstate-idUSKBN15P2LA
