Six men arrested as two attempted to buy guns Monday; and, I might add, this is close to home. Apparently, the men laughed as they watched videos of attacks on Americans, including one video where a marine's arm is blown off. The arrested are "Islamic radicals," according to the U.S. Attorney's office. The men were planning to shoot soldiers at Ft. Dix Army base according to the indictment.
The six include three brothers, all with the last name Duka, who were born in the former Yugoslavia and are illegally residing in the United States. The three are: Eljvir, 23, Shain, 26, and Dritan, 28, and said the three operate businesses known as Qadr Inc., Colonial Roofing and National Roofing.
The other three men charged are Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, 22, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a U.S. citizen born in Jordan who is employed as a taxicab driver in Philadelphia; Serdar Tatar, 23, of Philadelphia, born in Turkey, whose last known employment was at a 7-Eleven; and Agron Abdullahu, 24, of Buena Vista Township, born in the former Yugoslavia and employed at a Shop-Rite Supermarket.
One twist to the story is to see if there is any difference in the disposition of the case in that they are illegal, a U.S. citizen, or another classification.
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