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Pakistanis Say Arrested Virginia Men Were Going to Fight in Afghanistan

More details are emerging about those five young Virginia men arrested in Pakistan. According to Pakistani authorities, they may have been arrested at a

Jul 31, 202059.5K Shares1.6M Views
More details are emerging about those five young Virginia men arrested in Pakistan. According to Pakistani authorities, they may have been arrested at a safehouse for an anti-Indian terrorist group. But that was a way station to fighting their countrymen in Afghanistan, The Washington Postand The Wall Street Journalreport. The Journal:
In the latest case, information from laptop computers and other material suggest the five men reached out to al Qaeda, the militant network operating from the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, said a Pakistani intelligence official. The men came in contact with al Qaeda through its local operatives, he said.
Police found jihadist literature at the house where the men were arrested, as well as maps of cities and installations — suggesting they could have been planning attacks in Pakistan, said Usman Anwar, police chief of Sargodha.
The Post:
U.S. officials said they are exploring possible criminal charges in a case that has morphed from a missing-person investigation prompted by concerned family members in the Alexandria area, who contacted the FBI.
“To prove something in a U.S. court requires meticulous effort, so we want to be cautious and careful not to characterize anyone as a terrorist unless and until we are certain that charges can be filed,” said one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.
I’ll have more soon on the question of growing domestic radicalization.
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