4 Los Angeles Men Arrested for Plotting to Join Al Qaeda

Anwar Awlaki

Four Los Angeles men were arrested, Monday night, for plotting to join Al Qaeda and commit terrorist attacks against the US.

The four were led by Sohiel Omar Kabir, who introduced them to the works and teachings of Anwar Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric killed in 2011.

While Kabir was in Afghanistan, meeting with Al Qaeda representatives, to plan their training, he communicated with the others on Facebook and Skype

Two of the men tried enlisting an FBI informant as part of their group, which began the investigation.

Kabir was arrested in Afghanistan, while his followers were arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, in Los Angeles.