Three Accused With Plot to Kill Soldiers

Three Accused With Plot to Kill Soldiers
May 24, 2008
Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio - The aunt of a man accused of plotting to kill American Soldiers testified Friday that he said he was learning how to shoot guns for his own protection, but another defense witness said the defendant told him he was going to the range just for fun.

Prosecutors allege that the real reason was for Wassim Mazloum to be ready to fight U.S. Soldiers in Iraq.

Mazloum, Mohammad Amawi and Marwan El-Hindi are charged with conspiring to kill or maim people outside the United States.

A government informant, Darren Griffin, has testified that he trained recruits for the plot after one of the defendants sought him out. The defense alleges that Griffin made up the case against the men so that he would keep getting paid as an informant.

Federal prosecutors wrapped up their case Friday against the three Ohio men, who face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.


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