CLEVELAND, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Three Ohio men have been charged with conspiring to commit terror overseas, including violence against U.S. military in Iraq.
A five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Cleveland last week and unsealed Tuesday names Mohammad Zaki Amawi, 26, formerly of Toledo; Marwan Othman El-Hindi, 42, and Wassim I. Mazloum, 24, both of Toledo.
The three are charged with conspiring to kill or maim persons outside of the United States, including U.S. military personnel in Iraq, and with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
Amawi is also charged with distributing information regarding explosives and two counts of making verbal threats against the president of the United States, the Justice Department said.
All three are in custody. Amawi is a U.S. citizen as well as a citizen of Jordan, El-Hindi is a U.S. citizen and Mazloum is a permanent legal resident.
The indictment said the three engaged in target shooting and bomb education, and attempted to recruit others and raise money and equipment for overseas jihad.
