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Prosecutors Call Wannabe Islamic State Fighter a Flight Risk
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutors Call Wannabe Islamic State Fighter a Flight Risk
By RICK CALLAHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Jun 23, 2016, 4:05 PM ET
An 18-year-old Indiana man accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group should remain held until trial because he's a flight risk and poses a potential threat to the public, federal prosecutors argued in a court filing.
The government's detention motion, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, seeks to have Akram Musleh detained until he's tried on a charge of providing material support to the Islamic State.
Prosecutors contend there is "a serious risk" Musleh will flee, obstruct justice or attempt to obstruct justice, and "pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of the community."
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In their motion seeking his continued detention, prosecutors cited Musleh's alleged repeated attempts to travel overseas to join the Islamic State group, as well as his Internet searches for pressure cookers, "various explosives, instructions for constructing explosive devices, and explosive chemical recipes."
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By RICK CALLAHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Jun 23, 2016, 4:05 PM ET
An 18-year-old Indiana man accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group should remain held until trial because he's a flight risk and poses a potential threat to the public, federal prosecutors argued in a court filing.
The government's detention motion, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, seeks to have Akram Musleh detained until he's tried on a charge of providing material support to the Islamic State.
Prosecutors contend there is "a serious risk" Musleh will flee, obstruct justice or attempt to obstruct justice, and "pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of the community."
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In their motion seeking his continued detention, prosecutors cited Musleh's alleged repeated attempts to travel overseas to join the Islamic State group, as well as his Internet searches for pressure cookers, "various explosives, instructions for constructing explosive devices, and explosive chemical recipes."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-call-wannabe-islamic-state-fighter-flight-risk-40076030
