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Guilty plea in NY 'mini al-Qaida' cell case

A Brooklyn native accused of trying to start what prosecutors called "a mini al-Qaida cell" pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of conspiracy and providing material support to a terrorist organization.

An indictment had alleged that Wesam El-Hanafi pledged loyalty to al-Qaida and, as a computer expert, sought to teach the terror group how to evade detection on the Internet after he went...

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