BoscoX
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FR Dearborn man accused of receiving Hezbollah military, bombmaking training (WJBK) - A Dearborn man has been arrested after authorities say he received Hezbollah training in bomb-making, and that he gathered intelligence around the world in support of attack-planning efforts. Samar El Debek, 37, was arrested in Livonia and was in court earlier this week on related terrorism charges. El Debek is a naturalized U.S. citizen. El Debek is alleged to have been a member of the Islamic Jihad Organization, which is a component of Hezbollah responsible for the planning, preparation and execution of intelligence, counterintelligence and terrorist activities outside of Lebanon. He's alleged to have been a member from about 2007 to about 2016. Authorities say El Debek received "extensive training" from Hezbollah and the IJO, including training in bombmaking, weapons, tradecraft and military tactics training. Based on information El Debek provided to the FBI, FBI bomb technicians have assessed that El Debek has a "high degree of technical sophistication" in the area. The complaint states El Debek also traveled on missions on behalf of Hezbollah to Panama and Thailand. In Panama, authorities say he assessed "vulnerabilities" of the Panama Calan and ships in the Canal, and located the U.S. and Israeli Embassies. In Thailand, authorities say El Debek removed explosive materials from a Hezbollah safe house that was believed to have been compromised. El Debek has also searched more than 250 times on Facebook terms such as "martyrs of the holy defense," "martyrs of Islamic resistance," "Hezbollah martyrs," and "martyrs of the Islamic resistance in Lebanon." <snip>
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