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Man in US court for Uzbekistan terrorism plot

An Uzbekistan national living in Idaho is in federal court in Boise on charges he conspired with a terrorist group on a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction in his home country

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Fri, May 17, 2013 Published on May. 17, 2013 Published on 2013-05-17T22:17:26+07:00

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n Uzbekistan national living in Idaho is in federal court in Boise on charges he conspired with a terrorist group on a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction in his home country.

Federal agents raided the Boise apartment of 30-year-old Fazliddin Kurbanov Thursday after a grand jury issued a three-count indictment accusing him of federal terrorism charges.

The indictment alleges Kurbanov gave money, computer software and other resources to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ' a designated foreign terrorist group.

Kurbanov has a short, cropped beard with short dark hair and wearing a white and yellow stripped jail jumpsuit. He's seated next to a public defender.

A separate federal grand jury indictment accuses him of taking part in terrorist activity in Utah earlier this year.

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