UPDATE: The man who has been arrested is indeed Tarek Mehanna. He is charged with plotting jihad terror attacks against U.S. shopping malls.
“Prosecutors would not immediately say if the man was Tarek Mehanna, who was arrested in November 2008 for allegedly lying to authorities about the whereabouts of a man who trained with al-Qaida members with the goal of overthrowing the Somali government.”
I’ll keep you posted. “DEVELOPING NEWS: Terror-related arrest made in Sudbury,” from WBZ, October 21 (thanks to herr Oyal):
Boston (WBZ Newsroom) — A Massachusetts man has been arrested on federal terrorism-related charges for allegedly planning attacks inside and outside the United States.
The man was not immediately identified. He was arrested early Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the investigation who asked not to be identified. The person, who was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation, said the man is from Sudbury. The person said the man had two co-conspirators. Their current status was not immediately known.
Prosecutors would not immediately say if the man was Tarek Mehanna, who was arrested in November 2008 for allegedly lying to authorities about the whereabouts of a man who trained with al-Qaida members with the goal of overthrowing the Somali government.
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