Three Kenyans living in the United States have
been arrested by the Federal Bureau of
Investigations (FBI) and charged with conspiring
to provide material support to the Islamic State in
Iraq and Syria (Isis).
Federal prosecutors said Muse Abdikadir Muse,
Mohamud Abdikadir Muse and Mohamed Salat
Haji were arrested in Lansing, Michigan, on
Monday.
Investigators said Muse Abdikadir Muse had
bought an air ticket to Somalia from Grand
Rapids, where he was arrested.
An affidavit by the investigators said Mohamud
and Haji helped him buy the tickets, and also
drove him to the airport.
“He was checking in for a flight to Mogadishu,
Somalia, when he was arrested,†FBI said in on
Tuesday. It is not yet clear if the Muses are
related.
According to the FBI, the three recorded videos
pledging allegiance to Isis and expressed their
desire “to kill non-believers, and even to
potentially use a car for a martyrdom operation to
run down non-believers in the USA.â€
The suspects came under police watch in April,
2016, when Mohamud Muse posted an item on
his Facebook wall suggesting that he supported
Isis.
Later, an FBI agent disguised as a recruiter
contacted him, according to US media reports.
The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) said the
three were planning a terrorist attack that would
see them use car bombs and ram “non-believersâ€
if they did not make it to Somalia.
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