Post by Logan on Jan 17, 2016 2:02:38 GMT -6
2 N.Va. men arrested, one at Richmond airport, on terrorism charges
A Northern Virginia man who is accused of trying to join the Islamic State in Syria was arrested by federal authorities at Richmond International Airport on Friday as he headed toward his flight gate.
Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of Woodbridge is charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Another Woodbridge man, Mahmoud Amin Mohamad Elhassan, was arrested in Northern Virginia and charged with aiding and abetting Farrokh.
If convicted, both men face up to 20 years in prison, prosecutors said. Both are scheduled to appear before a U.S. magistrate judge in Alexandria on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Richmond airport spokesman Troy Bell referred questions to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Continued at www.richmond.com/news/virginia/ap/article_f27fde66-b09d-5a91-afb4-cd2024e47348.html .
A Northern Virginia man who is accused of trying to join the Islamic State in Syria was arrested by federal authorities at Richmond International Airport on Friday as he headed toward his flight gate.
Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of Woodbridge is charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Another Woodbridge man, Mahmoud Amin Mohamad Elhassan, was arrested in Northern Virginia and charged with aiding and abetting Farrokh.
If convicted, both men face up to 20 years in prison, prosecutors said. Both are scheduled to appear before a U.S. magistrate judge in Alexandria on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Richmond airport spokesman Troy Bell referred questions to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Continued at www.richmond.com/news/virginia/ap/article_f27fde66-b09d-5a91-afb4-cd2024e47348.html .