A scout for the militant group Hezbollah was looking at locations for attacks in New York, Boston and Washington and sending target information back to leadership in Lebanon, federal prosecutors said.
They unveiled charges in Manhattan on Thursday against Alexei Saab of Morristown, New Jersey, who has been in custody since July. The government alleges that Saab has been a Hezbollah member since 1996 and has extensive firearms and bomb-making training.
Among Saab’s dozens of alleged New York City targets, prosecutors said, were the George Washington Bridge and the Statue of Liberty.
He also surveiled targets in Boston and Washington, including Fenway Park and the Washington Monument.
Saab, 42 and a naturalized U.S. citizen, faces charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as well as a variety of conspiracy and other charges.
This is a developing story.
Source : Nbcnewyork
