Chicagoans for Jihad

Update on the alleged local recruits for jihad. Tribune:

Two Chicago-area cousins linked last week to a terrorism conspiracy traveled to Egypt in 2004 and planned to head to Pakistan for military training, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday.

Zubair A. Ahmed, 27, and Khaleel Ahmed, 26, were seeking "training in jihad," prosecutors said during a detention hearing on whether Khaleel Ahmed should be kept in custody as he is transferred to Ohio to face the charges.

Khaleel is on tape requesting sniper training. His defense lawyer:

Khaleel Ahmed's defense attorney, Brian Sieve, argued that his client is not a danger, is employed and has been living with his family.

Ahmed has no criminal history and no drug use in his past, Sieve said.

Well, that's a relief. They also claim they wanted to go to Pakistan for a vacation.

The judge ordered him held.

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