Egyptian College Student Arrested in Florida Discussed Explosives in Video

[AP] An Egyptian college student arrested after authorities found explosive chemicals in his car made a video suggesting that "martyrdom" can be avoided by using remote-controlled explosives, authorities said. The video is a key piece of evidence in the case against University of South Florida student Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, who faces federal explosives charges. A laptop belonging to Mohamed contained the video he made that demonstrates how to convert a remote-control toy car into a detonator for bombs, the FBI said.


2007-11-23 01:00:00

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