Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Boston terror suspect planned to kill officials, attack mall

Investigators have charged a man with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes, the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts said Wednesday.

Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, is charged with conspiring to aid terrorists and other crimes.

Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, is charged with conspiring to aid terrorists and other crimes.

Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, traveled overseas, sought training from the Taliban, wanted to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq and hoped to kill one or two members of the executive branch of the U.S. government, said Michael K. Loucks, the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

He declined to name the executive branch officials and said they were never in danger.

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