From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nov 21): FBI: Fil-Am, 3 others charged in alleged terror plot
A Filipino-American, along with three Southern California men, has been charged
with plotting to kill Americans and destroy US targets overseas by joining
al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal officials said Monday.
Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario, and his co-accused, including a man who served
in the US Air Force, were arrested for plotting to bomb military bases and
government facilities, and for planning to engage in “violent jihad,” FBI
spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a release. Deleon, who was born in the Philippines, is a lawful, permanent US resident.
A federal complaint unsealed Monday says 34-year-old Sohiel Omar Kabir of
Pomona introduced two of the other men to the radical Islamist doctrine of Anwar
al-Awlaki, a deceased al-Qaeda leader. Kabir served in the Air Force from 2000
to 2001. Meanwhile, Deleon and 21-year-old Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales of
Upland — converted to Islam in 2010 and began engaging with Kabir and others
online in discussions about jihad, including posting radical content to Facebook
and expressing extremist views in comments.... Meanwhile, Deleon and 21-year-old Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales of
Upland — converted to Islam in 2010 and began engaging with Kabir and others
online in discussions about jihad, including posting radical content to Facebook
and expressing extremist views in comments.....
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/57212/fbi-fil-am-3-others-charged-in-alleged-terror-plot
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