A man arrested in Britain in August for allegedly soliciting money and recruiting jihadist fighters using Internet servers in the United States also purchased bombmaking materials and camouflage suits, according to court papers filed by the U.S. attorney in Connecticut yesterday. An indictment handed up against Babar Ahmad, 30, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, charged that he conspired to provide material support to terrorists, laundered money for their cause and conspired to kill or injure people in a foreign country. The indictment and an affidavit seeking Ahmad’s extradition to the United States contain new details about his alleged activities, including his alleged support for Shamil Basayev, the Chechen mujaheddin commander who has claimed responsibility for the deadly terrorist attacks on a school in Beslan, Russia, and a Moscow theater.Full Story
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