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January 28, 2012

Uzbek refugee arrested on terror charges in Chicago - Reuters

According to a January 24, 2012 article by Reuters.com, 35 year old Jasmshid Muhtorov was arrested at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on charges for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

According to the article, a criminal complaint filed by federal authorities allege that Muhtorov "planned to travel overseas to fight on behalf of the Islamic Jihad Union, a Pakistan-based extremist group..."

If convicted, Muhtorov faces up to 15 years in prison.

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Posted by David H. Lim on January 28, 2012 at 06:03 PM in AIII Courts, material support | Permalink

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