On June 5, 2010, in a covert American anti-terrorism operation named "Operation Arabian Knight", two American citizens Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos "Omar" Eduardo Almonte, New Jersey residents,[1][2] were arrested at Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[3] The men were in the process of boarding booked, separate flights to Egypt. According to the affidavit filed in support of the federal criminal complaint, they planned to travel to Somalia to join Al-Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group recruiting foreigners for its civil war.[4] They intended to join them in killing American troops in Somalia, although few Americans are stationed there.[5][6][7] The two men were charged with conspiring to kill, maim, and kidnap people outside the U.S.[5][6][7]
The arrests followed that of the American Faisal Shahzad, characterized as a home-grown terrorist and charged in the failed Times Square bombing.[5][7]
The two men were denied bail, and a preliminary hearing was set for June 21 on the federal charges.[8] On October 18, 2010, a federal judge gave their lawyers time to "attempt to finalize a plea agreement."[9]
^David Porter and Samantha Henry. "NJ men accused in terror plot appear in court". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2010.[dead link]
^"2 NJ terror suspects had brushes with authority". Boston.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
^"FBI followed every move of two N.J. terror suspects for years, culminating in airport arrests". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
^Anti-Defamation League: “New Jersey Residents Arrested for Attempting to Join Somali-Based Terrorist Group” Archived 2010-08-07 at the Wayback Machine June 7, 2010
^ abcSchmitt, Eric (June 6, 2010). "Al Shabab Recruits Americans for Somali Civil War". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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