美国官员说，麻萨诸塞州的一位27岁的男子被控阴谋策划恐怖主义行动，包括计划在美国的购物中心杀害民众，并杀死美国政府雇员。
美国联邦代理检察官劳克斯星期三说，迈哈纳被控阴谋向恐怖主义分子提供物质支援。劳克斯说，迈哈纳及其同伙曾多次讨论如何获得自动武器，实施购物中心的袭击案，但是他们由于无法得到这些武器而放弃了袭击计划。有关官员说，迈哈纳还讨论了其他一些阴谋，包括杀死美国政府行政机构的两名雇员。
检察官声称，迈哈纳及其同谋者讨论了“针对美国利益实施暴力圣战”的愿望，包括袭击在伊拉克的美国和盟国部队。他们还谈到希望“战死沙场”。如果向恐怖主义提供物质支援的罪名成立，迈哈纳将被判处15年徒刑。
U.S. officials say a 27-year-old man in (the northeastern state of) Massachusetts has been charged with plotting acts of terrorism, including plans to kill people at a U.S. shopping mall and to kill U.S. government employees.
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Loucks on Wednesday said Tarek Mehanna has been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Loucks said Mehanna and his co-conspirators had multiple discussions about obtaining automatic weapons for the mall attack, but that the plan was abandoned because they could not obtain what they wanted.The official said Mehanna discussed other plots, including wanting to kill two members of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government.
Prosecutors allege that Mehanna and his conspirators discussed their desire for a “violent jihad against American interests,” including U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, and that they talked about their desire to “die on the battlefield.”If convicted, Mehanna faces up to 15 years in prison on the charge of material support of terrorism.