The FBI said the word was widely used by those seeking to join the Islamic State group. Masood then used the same social media platform to correspond with two informants about his plans, according to the affidavit. Masood was kept in custody after a brief appearance in US District Court in Minneapolis on Thursday. Manny Atwal, an assistant federal public defender who accompanied Masood in court, said in an email Thursday that he could not comment on the case. In a message exchange, Masood told one of the informants that, as a doctor, “I want to help mujahedeen on the ground,” Green wrote in the affidavit.

Source: bd News24 March 20, 2020 06:11 UTC