Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Ex-USF Students In Explosives Case Face New Charges
Tampa Tribune ^ | April 16, 2008 | ELAINE SILVESTRINI

Posted on 04/16/2008 12:37:23 PM PDT by james500

A new indictment adds charges against two former University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosive devices in August.

The new seven-count indictment supersedes a two-count indictment handed up in 2007 against Youssef Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, who were arrested after a traffic stop in South Carolina on Aug. 4.

The new indictment incorporates weapons offenses against Mohamed in connection with a visit he made to a Tampa firing range in July. The weapons charges are similar to one against another former USF student recently convicted after posing for pictures holding a gun while at a firing range with Megahed.

Both Mohamed, who is from Egypt, and the other former student, Karim Moussaoui of Morocco, are in the United States on student visas and are prohibited from possessing firearms.

Megahed, of Egypt, has legal, permanent residency and is allowed to possess guns.

Megahed and Mohamed both are newly charged in the indictment with possessing a destructive device. The new indictment also includes the charge from the previous indictment of transporting explosive materials

Mohamed also is newly charged with providing material support to terrorists, carrying a destructive device while providing material support to terrorists and possessing a pistol and a rifle in violation of visa guidelines. The new indictment also contains the charge in the previous indictment against Mohamed of teaching and demonstrating the use of explosives with the intent to help terrorists.

(Excerpt) Read more at 2.tbo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina; War on Terror
KEYWORDS:

1 posted on 04/16/2008 12:37:23 PM PDT by james500
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: james500

2 posted on 04/16/2008 12:43:13 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (It's a fine line between Guardian Angel and Stalker.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nightshift

gnip...


3 posted on 04/16/2008 12:43:32 PM PDT by tutstar (Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: james500

Fry them hard.


4 posted on 04/16/2008 12:52:23 PM PDT by vpintheak (Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Prov. 25:26)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: vpintheak

Get a rope


5 posted on 04/16/2008 12:54:37 PM PDT by M1D
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: james500

I’m sure several posters will tell us how these poor guys aren’t terrorists, and were just going out to have a good time and shoot some fireworks.

It happens every time anything about this pair is posted.


6 posted on 04/16/2008 12:57:23 PM PDT by Tex Pete (Obama for Change: from our pockets, our piggy banks, and our couch cushions!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: james500

More Amish ?


7 posted on 04/16/2008 12:57:56 PM PDT by Timocrat (I Emanate on your Auras and Penumbras Mr Blackmun)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Timocrat

It’s them every time.


8 posted on 04/16/2008 1:02:05 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott the Bahamas!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Tex Pete

So he’s talking figuratively about a “personal struggle”?

“Instead of the brethren going to, to carry out martyrdom operations, no may G-D bless him, he can use the explosion tools from distance and preserve his life, G-D willing, the blessed and exalted, for the real battles.”


9 posted on 04/16/2008 1:09:56 PM PDT by james500
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson