New Jersey

NJ Men Facing Terrorism Charge Not Linked To Any Terrorist Groups

Justin Elliott | June 7, 2010, 9:09AM

Pedro Almonte, father of Carlos Eduardo Almonte, at his home in in Elmwood, NJ, June 6, 2010

The two New Jersey men arrested at JFK airport in New York yesterday, who were allegedly bound for Somalia to attempt to join a terrorist group, had allegedly talked about killing Americans, but were not connected to any terrorist groups.

Authorities allege that Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24 -- who were charged Sunday with conspiring to kill, maim and kidnap persons outside the U.S. -- planned to travel to Somalia and join the group al-Shabaab. An undercover FBI agent recorded conversations with the two men, who first came on the bureau's radar after a tip in 2006.

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