Student Pleads Not Guilty to Bomb Charge

[LeighAnn]

Source: AP via WDBO 580 AM Central Florida

An Egyptian college student accused of making an Internet video demonstrating the construction of a detonator for terrorist bombs pleaded not guilty to federal charges Wednesday.

Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, 24, remained jailed on charges of distributing information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. His arraignment was set for Thursday.

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In the trunk of their car, according an FBI agent's statement, police found 20 feet of fuse, a box of .22-caliber bullets, a drill, several gallons of gasoline, PVC piping and gun powder. The agent also said Mohamed's laptop contained a video he made demonstrating how to convert a remote-control toy into a detonator.

Mohamed said he made the video "to assist those persons in Arabic countries to defend themselves against the infidels invading their countries," according to the agent's statement. He said "he considered American troops, and those military forces fighting with the American military, to be invaders of Arab countries," the statement said.


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[varkam]

1. "... to defend themselves against the infidels invading their countries..."

Something tells me he's probably going to go to prison. Just a guess.

[HuffleClaw]

2. 'weapons of mass destruction' ???!!!

oooookay.

pity they weren't a couple of "good ol'boys", they'd have been let off with a slap on the wrist and told to knock off the 'boyish pranks'