Terror suspect arrested in Boston
Published:Wednesday | October 21, 2009 | 5:58 PM
A man has been arrested in Massachusetts on terrorism-related charges that include plotting to kill people in a US shopping centre.
The US Justice Department said Tarek Mehanna, 27, was held in Sudbury, a suburb of Boston, and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
He’s also accused of plotting to kill two US politicians and people overseas, and of seeking terrorist training.
Mehanna was previously arrested in 2006, when he was charged with lying to the FBI about the whereabouts of Daniel Maldonado, a man convicted of training alongside al-Qaeda members.