NEWARK, N.J., March 3 (UPI) -- Two men pleaded guilty Thursday in Newark, N.J., admitting they were planning to join a militant Islamic group in Somalia to kill U.S. troops, reports said.
Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 21, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, said they planned to join al-Shabaab, a militant Islamic organization in southern Somalia, the (Newark) Star-Ledger reported.