Three Convicted in "Virginia Jihad" Case

(Washington Post) Mary Beth Sheridan - A federal judge Thursday convicted three members of an alleged "Virginia jihad network" of conspiring to aid a Muslim group fighting India that the government has deemed a terrorist organization. With the decision handed down in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, nine of the 11 Muslim men, most of them U.S. citizens and initially charged with taking part in paramilitary training, have admitted guilt or been convicted.


2004-03-05 00:00:00

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