Connecticut Man Arrested After Attempting to Go to the Middle East and Fight for ISIS

Connecticut Man Arrested After Attempting to Go to the Middle East and Fight for ISIS
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A 22-year-old U.S. citizen from Connecticut who said he wished the United States would “burn in fire” has been arrested, according to the Department of Justice.

Federal officials said Ahmad Khalil Elshazly was planning to join the ISIS terrorist group after going to Turkey on a cargo ship, allegedly because he was concerned about being caught by police at an airport.