Toledo Terror Trial Begins

(Toledo, Ohio) The trial of three Toledoans charged with planning attacks against U.S. military personnel is finally underway.

In February 2006, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, and Wassim I. Mazloum were accused of conspiring to kill or maim persons in and out of the United States, including U.S. Forces personnel.


Amawi, El-Hindi, Mazloum
Jury selection began on Tuesday. The trial is expected to last three months.

Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Wassim I. Mazloum have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to kill or maim people outside the United States.

Two Chicago-area cousins also are accused of taking part and are scheduled to face trial a year from now.

The five allegedly sought recruits and sites for training in firearms, hand-to-hand combat and the use of explosives, according to a federal indictment.

They also are accused of agreeing to raise funds for training and of downloading Internet information on improvised explosive devices.

The U.S. veteran, a Muslim identified in court documents only as "the trainer," taught the three others how to shoot guns and assemble explosives, the government says.

If convicted, they each face life in prison.

Also following:
Central Ohioans Against Terrorism
The Jawa Report.