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             US Charges 6 Bosnian Immigrants With Aiding Terrorists

   by VOA News

   The U.S. Department of Justice has accused six Bosnian immigrants of
   sending money and equipment to terrorists overseas, including fighters
   with the Islamic State group and al-Qaida in Iraq.

   In an indictment made public Friday, all the defendants were charged
   with conspiring to provide and actually providing material support and
   resources to terrorists. Two were also charged with conspiring to kill
   and maim people in a foreign country.

   Five of the accused have been arrested. The sixth is overseas.

   All six Bosnian defendants were living in the U.S. legally, in three
   different states: Illinois, Missouri and New York. Three had become
   naturalized citizens and the remaining three had attained either
   refugee or legal resident status.

   "Today's charges and arrests underscore our resolve to identify, thwart
   and hold accountable individuals within the United States who seek to
   provide material support to terrorists and terrorist operations
   operating in Syria and Iraq," said Assistant Attorney General John P.
   Carlin.

   "Preventing the provision of supplies, money and personnel to foreign
   terrorist organizations like ISIL remains a top priority," Carlin said,
   using an acronym for the Islamic State.

   The Justice Department said the charges of conspiring to provide and
   providing material support to terrorists carry penalties ranging up to
   15 years imprisonment for each count and fine as high as $250,000. The
   crime of conspiring to kill and maim people in a foreign country
   carries a penalty of up to life in prison.
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