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Tarek Mehanna of Sudbury sought — but never received — training in terrorist camps. Authorities noted that the politicians who Mehanna planned to kill were members of the executive branch who are no longer in office. No names were released.
Mehanna had "multiple conversations about obtaining automatic weapons and randomly shooting people in shopping malls," Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Loucks said. Their plan was stopped when they could only obtain handguns, not automatic weapons. Prosecutors would not say which malls had been targeted but did say that Mehanna allegedly planned to attack U.S. troops stationed in Iraq as well.
Terek Mehanna is a U.S. citizen. He was arrested in November as he was about to board a flight at Logan International Airport in Boston. He wascharged with lying to the FBI back in December 2006 when asked about the whereabouts of Daniel Maldonado. Maldonado is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for training alongside al-Qaida members to overthrow the Somali government.
According to the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts,the charges against Terek Mehanna are conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. Mehanna also is charged with using material support and resources in a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people or to damage property in a foreign country.
Cheryl Phillips
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source: WCVB, CNN, MSNBC
image: wcvb
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Cheryl Phillips
