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7 NC Men Charged With Plotting Foreign Terror Attacks

Suspects accused of conspiring to carry out jihad attacks on Israel

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2009 3:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – A North Carolina construction worker, his two sons and four other men in the state have been charged with plotting to carry out terror attacks abroad, the BBC reports. The men, all but one of whom are US citizens, conspired to carry out jihad attacks in countries including Jordan and Israel, say authorities.  Alleged ringleader Daniel Boyd, 39, is a convert to Islam who fought with the Afghan mujahedeen against the Soviets.

Boyd ran his own terror training and fundraising organization from his home in a quiet Raleigh-area neighborhood and stockpiled weapons in rural sites, prosecutors say. The arrests, made after a long FBI investigation, stunned those who knew the Boyds. "If he's a terrorist, he's the nicest terrorist I've ever met in my life," a neighbor told the News & Observer.

Daniel Patrick Boyd, his two sons and four other men were arrested in North Carolina yesterday and charged with helping to plan terror attacks.
Daniel Patrick Boyd, his two sons and four other men were arrested in North Carolina yesterday and charged with helping to plan terror attacks.   (AP Photo/City County Bureau of Identification)
An FBI investigator enters the residence of Daniel Patrick Boyd in Willow Spring, NC, after Boyd and six other men were indicted  on terrorism charges.
An FBI investigator enters the residence of Daniel Patrick Boyd in Willow Spring, NC, after Boyd and six other men were indicted on terrorism charges.   (AP Photo/News & Observer, Chris Seward)
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COMMENTS
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Mr.C
Jul 29, 2009 3:27 AM CDT
Then do everyone a favor and tell the Feds their addresses.
schmidtkoff
Jul 28, 2009 12:54 PM CDT
exactly what they say about serial killers and serial rapists.
Stuart
Jul 28, 2009 10:43 AM CDT
'He's the nicest terrorist I've ever met' - sounds just like 'He was always such a quiet and nice neighbor' - right after they discover dozens of bodies in his basement. Equally sad is that someone will come on here and 'justify' these men's desires to murder the innocent. Bet their neighbors think they are nice too.

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