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March 27, 2015

Illinois: National Guardsman, Cousin Arrested on Terror Charges 
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A member of the Illinois National Guard and his cousin have been
arrested and accused of plotting to join the self-proclaimed Islamic
State in Syria or carry out attacks inside the United States. Guardsman
Hasan Edmonds allegedly sent messages to an undercover agent saying he
would bring "the flames of war to the heart" of the United States if he
could not get into Syria. His cousin, Jonas Edmonds, allegedly boasted
to an agent of plans to kill up to 150 people at the Illinois military
facility where his cousin had trained.

 

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