FBI arrests four LA men in alleged Taliban terror plot

terror plotter

Sohiel Omar Kabir

A plot to enlist local men in an Al Qaeda terror organization fell apart Monday night with the arrests of four Southern California residents.
Here’s what the Pasadena Star-News is reporting so far.:

According to the story the arrested men were identified as:

Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, an Afghanistan native and former resident of Pomona; Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario and a native of the Philippines; Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales 21, of Upland; and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside, a United States citizen, were arrested on suspicion of plotting to join Al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan in hopes of killing Americans.

… the four conspired to provide material support to terrorists in preparation for or in carrying out acts of terrorism.

You can read the full complaint here

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