Massachusetts man faces new charges in alleged terror plot

In this handout image provided by the Sudbury Police Department, Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts poses for a mugshot photo October 21, 2009 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Mehanna, a pharmacy student, was arrested on federal terrorism charges at his home on Wednesday morning. U.S. federal prosecutors have him with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, alleging he and co-conspirators traveled to the Middle East seeking training, discussed attacking a shopping center, to attack two members of the executive branch of the federal government and distributed videos promoting holy war. (Sudbury Police Department via Getty Images)

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been indicted on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.

Tarek Mehanna, of Sudbury, is accused of conspiring with two other men — Ahmad Abousamra, who authorities say is now in Syria, and an unnamed cooperating witness.

The 27-year-old Mehanna was arrested Oct. 21st on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

The 10-count indictment released Thursday also charges Mehanna and Abousamra with conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide false information to law enforcement and making false statements to law enforcement.

Authorities say the men allegedly talked about killing two members of the executive branch and plotted to randomly shoot shoppers. They also allegedly talked about killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

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