NEW YORK — A radical Muslim cleric who was convicted of stirring up racial hatred in Britain and deported to Jamaica was indicted Friday in New York on charges of recruiting would-be terrorists. Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal was arrested in Jamaica. Authorities in Jamaica said el-Faisal is scheduled to appear later in court, although they did not provide a date. El-Faisal was arrested after a monthslong sting carried out by an undercover New York Police Department officer who communicated with him by email, text and video chat. In diplomatic cables, first obtained and released by WikiLeaks, U.S. officials said he or his associates had been eyed in several suspected terror plots.

Source: National Post August 25, 2017 22:02 UTC