US: Chicago man charged in alleged terrorism plot
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Federal prosecutors say a 26-year-old Chicago man was plotting to go to Somalia to become a suicide bomber with al-Qaida. Shaker Masri (shah-KEER' MAHZ'-ree) was charged Wednesday with attempting to aid a terrorist organization and use a weapon of mass destruction outside the United States.
Authorities contend Masri told an FBI informant of his plans and asked the informant for money to help buy guns once they got there. (AP)
