l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 Arizona man charged with supporting Islamic State group
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man already accused of helping plan an attack on
a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas in the spring also planned to
fight with the Islamic State group and inquired about explosives to attack a
Super Bowl game, an indictment states.
The document released Wednesday charges Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem with
conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Prosecutors allege he researched traveling to the Middle East to fight
alongside the group and inquired about the types of explosives that would be
needed to blow up a mall and the stadium in metro Phoenix where the 2015
Super Bowl was held.
Kareem's attorney, Daniel Maynard, didn't immediately return a call seeking
comment on Thursday.
Kareem is accused of researching the trip and seeking the pipe bomb
information with Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi, who were killed in a May 3
shootout with police outside the cartoon contest in Garland, Texas.
An earlier indictment accused Kareem of providing the guns used in that
attack, hosting the gunmen in his home to discuss the contest, and
practicing shooting with Simpson and Soofi in the desert outside Phoenix.
The new charge alleges he encouraged Simpson and Soofi to carry out violence
in the United States in support of Islamic State and impose retribution for
U.S. military actions in the Middle East.
A section of the indictment describing Simpson and Soofi's trip to the
cartoon contest says they were carrying a printed paper version of the
Islamic State flag.
Cosme Lopez, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix, which is
prosecuting Kareem, declined to say whether authorities believe the Texas
attack was carried out on behalf of Islamic State.
Maynard previously said the case was trumped up and based largely on an
unreliable confidential informant.
Maynard has sought to stop prosecutors from using al-Qaida promotional
materials found in Kareem's possession as evidence during his trial. A
ruling has yet to be made on the request.
The indictment says Kareem, Simpson and Soofi began in 2014 to conspire to
support Islamic State and considered targeting military bases, individual
military service members, shopping malls and the Super Bowl.
It says Simpson and Soofi drove to Yuma and other spots in Arizona near
military installations after discussing the plan to attack bases.
In a bizarre turn, authorities say Kareem faked having being struck by a car
in a parking lot and later tried to make an insurance claim in a scheme
intended to support the conspiracy.
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/arizona-man-charged-supporting-islamic-state-group | M*******n
发帖数: 10087 | 2 支持穆穆搞个大的，要不然这样慢慢温水煮青蛙，美国就完蛋了 | T*********I
发帖数: 10729 | 3 ISIS要鲁立啊。就算普京炸得很，也不能这样小的溜。 |
|
