new jersey is facing nine counts of federal charges including providing material support to a terrorist group. the nine count indictment states saab served as an operative of hospital and conductive surveillance of a possible target locations. such covert activities conducted on u.s. soil are a clear threat to our national security. saab allegedly staked out dozens of big apple targets like the stock exchange, times square, statue of liberty, and the u.n. as well as transit hubs, including grand central station, the brooklyn bridge, and new york airports. authorities say he surveilled the capitol dome, lincoln memorial and the white house, and in boston, fenway park and the prudential center. prosecutors say in each location he collected data on vulnerabilities or soft spots and took notes detailing how close an attacker could get. he sent these notes along with photos from his phone straight to his terrorist handlers and the fbi says it s about in possession of all that evidence.
is terrorist handlers. the fbi says it is in possession of all that evidence. prosecutors say he was granted american citizenship in 2008 but his ties to islamic jihad go back to when he joined hezbollah as an explosives specialist. even though he was a naturalized american citizen his true allegiance was to hezbollah, the terrorist organization responsible for decades of terrorist attacks that have killed hundreds. also today half a world away iran continues to deny it involvement in two drone attacks on saudi oil plants. mike pompeo in the region the past two days says the evidence against them is damning. now americans killed in this attack. whenever you have an act of war of this nature things could happen. mike pompeo is on his way back to washington to report his findings to the president. pentagon officials say they are considering deploying more troops and military hardware to the region.