Abdella Ahmad Tounisi was held without bail after he was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a felony offense that could result in up to 15 years in prison.
Father of Aurora Teen Arrested For Trying to Aid Terrorists Talks
Federal agents arrested 18 year old Abdella Ahmad Tounisi of Aurora Friday night at O'Hare Airport.The F.B.I alleges Tounisi was trying to travel to Syria to join a jihadist militant group.Tonight Tounisi's father spoke to NBC 5's Michelle Relerford in an exclusive interview.
Illinois Teen Appears in Court on Terror Charges
Abdella Ahmad Tounisi appeared in a Chicago federal court Tuesday wearing orange prison scrubs and showing no emotion. A judge granted Tounisi's attorney a continuance to May 2.
An Illinois teenager accused of trying to join an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria returns to federal court Thursday.
A judge is expected to decide whether Abdella Tounisi will await trial in jail or at home. Tounisi faces one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a felony.
Tounisi's family says they understand the heightened concern after the Boston Marathin bombing, but they believe their son is innocent. Federal authorities, though, say Abdella Tounisi is a threat and should remain behind bars.
The 18-year-old is accused of planning to join an al-Qaida group in Syria. He was living with his family in Aurora, Ill. when he was arrested last month as he prepared to board a plane to Turkey at O'Hare International Airport.
According to the FBI, Tounisi was discovered through a sham website claiming to connect users with extremist groups. Authorities say Tounisi wrote to an FBI agent posing as a terrorist recruiter saying he was willing to die but had no fighting experience.
Prosecutors also allege he is friends with Adel Daoud, charged with trying to detonate what he thought was a bomb outside a Chicago bar last year, and was initially involved in Daoud's plot.
Tounisi's father said after his son's arrest that Abdella was looking for an escape and wouldn't hurt anyone.
Tounisi has yet to enter a plea. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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