US arrests Pakistani on terror support charges

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US arrests Pakistani on terror support charges

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Jubair Ahmad, 24, stands accused of providing material support to a Pakistan-based militant group.

02 September,2011 11:54 pm

A Pakistani man who received commando training from Pakistan-based militant group before moving to a Washington suburb has been arrested and charged with providing support to a terror group, US officials said Friday.Jubair Ahmad, 24, stands accused of providing material support to a powerful Pakistan-based militant group designated by the US government as a foreign terrorist organization, and then lying about his involvement to investigators.According to an unsealed affidavit by a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent, Ahmad produced and posted propaganda video glorifying violent jihad in 2010, some three years after he arrived in the United States with his parents and two younger brothers.These campaigns seek to recruit individuals to participate in violent jihad and to promote the spread of terror. Ahmad faces up to 23 years in prison if convicted on the two charges.The department said the FBI had been investigating Ahmad, a legal permanent resident living in the state of Virginia, since 2009, after receiving information that the man might be linked banned militant organization.