‘Azzam the American’ Indicted on Federal Charges of Treason and Aiding Al Qaeda
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A 28-year-old Californian who joined Al Qaeda and appeared in propaganda videos for the terrorist organization was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of treason and aiding terrorists, a U.S. Justice Department official said.
A grand jury returned the indictment against Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, a suspected Al Qaeda operative sought by the FBI since 2004, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous because the indictment was to be announced later in the day.
Gadahn, who is believed to be in or near Pakistan, is believed to have attended the terrorist group’s training camps in Pakistan and served as one of its translators. He has become known by his nom de guerre Azzam al-Amriki, or “Azzam the American.”
