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A US Army veteran who allegedly traveled to Lebanon and Syria to try to join Hezbollah has been charged with attempting to support a “terrorist” organization, the Justice Department said Thursday. .
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a dual American-Irish citizen, was arrested in Chicago last month and brought to Pennsylvania to face charges Monday, the department said in a statement.
According to the indictment, Molloy traveled to Lebanon in August and attempted to join Hezbollah, which Washington has designated a “terrorist” group.
When his efforts were rebuffed, he went to Syria in an attempt to join the organization there.
Moulay returned to the United States and reportedly continued his efforts to join Hezbollah, communicating online with people in Lebanon.
According to the Justice Department, Molloy promoted violence against Jewish people on social media and said in a WhatsApp exchange with a family member that his “master plan was to join Hezbollah and kill Jews.”
Molloy faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of providing material support to a “terrorist” organization.
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