Saturday, May 14, 2011

Two South Florida imams and a third family member have been arrested on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban

In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges. FBI agents have arrested Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South Florida. Another of Hafiz Khan's sons, Irfan Khan, was arrested in Los Angeles. Also charged are three Pakistani residents: Ali Rehman, Alam Zeb, and Amina Khan. Amina Khan is Hafiz Khan's daughter, and Zeb is his grandson. The four-count indictment alleges that all six defendents conspired to provide material support to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad, and that they provided support to the Pakistani Taliban. Hafiz Khan is the imam at Flagler Mosque in Miami. Izhar Khan, is an Imam at the Jamaat Al-Mu'mineen Mosque in Margate, Florida.

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