Minnesota Man Faces Terror Charge for Allegedly Joining ISIS

Minnesota Man Faces Terror Charge for Allegedly Joining ISIS
U.S. Marshals guard the area outside of the federal U.S. District Court in Washington, June 28, 2014. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
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MINNEAPOLIS—A Minnesota man who is accused of joining the ISIS terrorist group in Syria has been returned to the United States to face terrorism charges.

Abdelhamid Al-Madioum made his first court appearance in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Wednesday. Authorities say he was vacationing with his family in Morocco in 2015 when he secretly booked a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, and then traveled to Syria. He’s charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.