Upstate New York man admits trying to recruit for Islamic State

Upstate New York man admits trying to recruit for Islamic State

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A pizza shop owner originally from Yemen admitted Thursday he tried to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group in Syria.

Mufid Elfgeeh, 31, a naturalized U.S. citizen, helped arrange travel and funding and put one recruit in touch with an English-speaking Islamic State contact in Iraq via Facebook, authorities said.

Buyer of rifles used in California massacre faces terrorism charges
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Buyer of rifles used in California massacre faces terrorism charges

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) —The man who bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with terrorism-related counts.

The FBI arrested Enrique Marquez, 24, on charges of conspiring with Syed Rizwan Farook to commit terrorist attacks in 2011 and 2012 that they never carried out. Marquez was Farook's next-door neighbor and longtime friend who converted to Islam and was radicalized by Farook, federal prosecutors said.

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