DAR AL HARB-U.S.A.-OHIO: 'MODERATE' MOSLEMS ON TRIAL FOR PLANNING & TRAINING FOR JIHAD

Terror Trial Begins in Ohio
By JOHN SEEWER

TOLEDO, Ohio - Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of three men charged with plotting to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops overseas.

Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Wassim I. Mazloum are accused of conspiring to kill or maim people outside the United States, including military personnel in Iraq.
They have all pleaded not guilty.

Federal prosecutors say the men, who live in Ohio, attended a Muslim convention in Cleveland during the summer of 2004 where they talked about training in explosives, guns and sniper tactics.

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