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By Michele Gorman
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Two young men in New York City this week have been charged with attempt and conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State, or ISIS, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday charged alleged co-conspirators Munther Omar Saleh, 20, of Queens, and Fareed Mumuni, 21, of Staten Island, with assault and conspiracy to assault federal officers.
Electronic surveillance showed Saleh and Mumuni met with each other on several occasions beginning in May. Saleh was arrested first on June 13, along with another individual, after attempting to attack a law enforcement officer. Video footage revealed that he had emailed himself information from the Internet about constructing a pressure cooker bomb. He planned to detonate the bomb in New York City on behalf of ISIS, the DOJ said on Tuesday.
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Four days later on June 17, police arrested Mumuni for trying to stab an FBI agent with a large kitchen knife, as officials carried out a search warrant inside his home for activities related to ISIS. At the time, Mumuni reportedly told investigators he pledged allegiance to ISIS and intended to travel to ISIS-controlled territories to join the terrorists. Authorities recovered a large second knife while searching a vehicle used by Mumuni.
Both men "demonstrated their support for ISIL by attacking the law enforcement officers," acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Kelly Currie wrote in a statement on Tuesday, using another acronym to refer to ISIS. Their indictments were announced publicly on Tuesday.
The defendants will be arraigned in Brooklyn on August 20. Saleh faces a maximum sentence of 65 years, and Mumuni 85 years, in prison if convicted.
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