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Maryland man charged in terror training

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Published: Aug. 5, 2005 at 11:14 AM

BALTIMORE, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A U.S. citizen in Maryland, accused of attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, has been charged with conspiring to support a terrorist organization.

Federal authorities say Mahmud Faruq Brent, arrested Thursday, allegedly admitted during a conversation secretly recorded by the FBI that he had attended the Pakistani terrorist camp, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Brent, who once worked as a paramedic in Silver Spring, Md., is accused of supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant Islamic group the U.S. government has designated a terrorist organization.

A criminal complaint says the FBI listened in during a conversation between Brent, who also uses the name Mahmud Al Mutazzim, and Tarik Shah of New York, a jazz musician and self-described martial arts expert. Shah was arrested in May and has pleaded not guilty to charges that he provided material support to al-Qaida.

The complaint also links Brent to Seifullah Chapman, a member of the "Virginia jihad network" now serving a 65-year sentence for conspiring to support Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Post said.

Topics: Lashkar-e-Taiba
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