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WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI official says it's an example of "what the threat looks like."
Michael Steinbach, the agency's assistant director for counterterrorism, was talking to a House panel today about the arrests of three men in an alleged plot to help the Islamic state group.
Prosecutors say one of the men was already at Kennedy Airport, preparing to fly to Turkey, when he was arrested. They say another had a ticket for a flight next month. A third is accused of funding the efforts of one of the men.
Steinbach told lawmakers that officials are coming across people who feel that their efforts to go overseas have been thwarted -- and they discuss attacks in the United States instead.
Federal authorities have said that one of the men who were charged yesterday had spoken of shooting President Barack Obama in order to "strike fear in the hearts of infidels."
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167-a-09-(Ibrahim Sen, president, Turkish-American Cultural Center, at news conference)-"over the place"-Turkish-American Cultural Center president Ibrahim Sen says it wouldn't be fair to blame whole groups for the actions of a few. (26 Feb 2015)
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166-a-07-(Farhad Sulton (far-HAHD' sul-TAHN'), president, Uzbek-American Association, at news conference)-"represented this way"-Uzbek-American Association president Farhad Sulton says the arrests shouldn't give central Asians a bad reputation. (26 Feb 2015)
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APPHOTO NYMA104: Zak Khan, owner of Gyro King, where Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev worked, speaks to reporters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Three men, including Juraboev, are accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the United States; they were arrested on terrorism charges Wednesday, federal officials said.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (26 Feb 2015)
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APPHOTO NYMA101: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, left, and Farhod Sulton, president of the Uzbek-American Federation speak to reporters during a news conference with Kazakh and Uzbek leaders to express solidarity with law enforcement efforts following the arrest of three men on charges of plotting to help the Islamic State group wage war against the United States, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (26 Feb 2015)
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