Seven Jihadists Arrested In North Carolina Showing "There Are People...Around The U.S. That Are Honing Their Skills To Carry Out Acts Of Murder"

The L.A. Times reports that "federal authorities in North Carolina on Monday arrested seven men who they said had trained with high-powered weapons as part of a terrorist conspiracy to wage an Islamic holy war overseas. The men -- including a father who, authorities said, trained in jihad camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and his two sons -- sought to provide material support to terrorists and to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people overseas, according to a seven-count federal indictment. The indictment did not allege that the group was plotting attacks on U.S. soil. If convicted, the suspects, all but one of whom are U.S. citizens, could face life in prison... Although the indictment provided few details, it outlined a plan among four of the suspects 'to meet up' in Israel, as well as other overseas forays. The conspiracy, according to the government, included other suspects 'known and unknown,' and its aim was to provide money, training, transportation and personnel to those wanting to fight a holy war against countries friendly to the United States." To read more of this story visit http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-terrorism-arrests28-2009jul28,0,3376969.story.

"These arrests today show there are people living among us, in our communities in North Carolina and around the U.S., that are honing their skills to carry out acts of murder and mayhem," said Owen D. Harris, special agent in charge of the FBI's Charlotte, N.C., division, which led the investigation.
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