The United States has instituted
terrorism charges against Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun for allegedly planning
to bomb its diplomatic buildings in Nigeria in 2003.
Among the six charges instituted
against him by the US government was also conspiracy to bomb its military
personnel in Afghanistanin between 2002 and 2003.
Forty-three years old Harun is to
appear before a District Judge, Edward Korman, at a US Courthouse in Brooklyn,
New York, on Friday.
The Saudi Arabia-born citizen of
Niger allegedly received al-Qaeda training in Pakistan and traveled to Africa
in 2003 with the intent to conduct attacks on United States diplomatic
facilities in Nigeria.
While in Nigeria, Harun allegedly
conspired with others to bomb such facilities.
He was said to have been extradited from Italy to the US on
October 4, 2012, and arraigned in “a sealed proceeding” in federal court in
Brooklyn on October 5, 2012.
The case is now said to have been
scheduled for “a public status conference” when it comes up before Justice
Edward on March 22.
Federal and state government
agencies revealed the charges preferred against him on Wednesday.
Earlier, he was said to have also
arrived in Afghanistan shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks.
According to the government
agencies, Harun joined al Qaeda,
received military-type training at al Qaeda training camps, and ultimately
fought against the US and coalition forces in Afghanistan with an al Qaeda fighting
group based in Pakistan.
Harun allegedly attempted to kill
US military personnel in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2003.
The charges which were first
filed on February 21, 2012, accused Harun of
“conspiring to murder United States nationals; conspiring to bomb United
States government facilities; and conspiring to provide material support to al
Qaeda.
He was also accused of “providing
material support to al Qaeda; using
firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence; and using explosives in
furtherance of one or more felonies.”
The charges were announced by
Loretta Lynch of the United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York;
the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John
Carlin.
Others are the Assistant Director
in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office, George
Venizelos, and Commissioner, New York City Police Department, Raymond Kelly.
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