Two California men convicted of IS plot

Two California men convicted of IS plot
June 22, 2016 - 10:29 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two men from California have been found guilty of plotting to provide material support to the so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group, BBC News reports.

A federal court convicted Nader Elhuzayel and Muhanad Badawi, both 25, after a two-week trial.

The pair were arrested last year after Elhuzayel attempted to board a Los Angeles plane headed to Turkey with the intent of joining IS.

Badawi had bought Elhuzayel a one-way ticket to Israel via Istanbul.

The two Anaheim, California, residents had "expressed a desire to die as martyrs" on social media, according to a statement from the US attorney's office.

Prosecutors also said a Facebook account appearing to belong to Badawi featured posts showing he intended to join IS.

Elhuzayel had a Facebook account displaying the IS flag as his profile picture.

The pair also made a video in which Elhuzayel swore allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of IS, and vowed to travel to Syria to join the group, according to court documents.

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