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Post by uz on Jan 13, 2012 17:48:58 GMT -5
Rep. King encouraged that American Muslims helped foil plot against US militaryHouse Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King (R-N.Y.) said Thursday that he is encouraged by news that Muslim Americans in the Tampa, Fla., area provided information that led to the arrest of a Kosovar-American who was plotting an attack against the U.S. military there.Press reports say that Sami Osmakac met with radical Islamist groups while in Kosovo, and planned to use a car bomb to attack the U.S. military in Florida. Osmakac was arrested Sunday and was charged earlier this week. thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/203987-rep-king-encouraged-that-american-muslims-helped-foil-plot-against-us-military
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Post by uz on Jan 13, 2012 21:15:55 GMT -5
Official: Alleged Florida bomb-plotter met radical Islamists during visits to KosovoPRISTINA, Kosovo — The man accused by U.S. authorities of plotting to bomb Florida nightclubs and a sheriff’s office met with radical Islamists during visits to his native Kosovo, a senior official in the country said Wednesday.International agencies had alerted Kosovo authorities that Sami Osmakac could be linked to Islamist extremists, the official told The Associated Press. He said the 25-year-old, an ethnic Albanian and naturalized U.S. citizen, discussed “issues in support of radical elements” with the individuals he met.www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/official-alleged-florida-bomb-plotter-met-radical-islamists-during-visits-to-kosovo/2012/01/11/gIQAWeifrP_story.html
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Post by uz on Jan 13, 2012 21:20:24 GMT -5
Three men sentenced in North Carolina terrorist ring Washington (CNN) -- Three men received sentences Friday ranging from 15 to 45 years for their roles in a homegrown terrorism ring based in North Carolina.Hysen Sherifi, a native of Kosovo and a legal permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Ziyad Yaghi, a naturalized U.S. citizen, got almost 32 years. The two men were convicted in October of plotting to kill people overseas and of conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism. Sherifi also was convicted of conspiring to kill a federal officer or employee and of two firearms charges.In April 2010, a ninth man was charged in what previously had been known as an eight-person conspiracy. Bajram Asllani, a resident of Kosovo, was charged with conspiracy to kill people overseas and to provide material support to terrorists.www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/justice/nc-terror-ring-sentencing/index.html
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