(NJ.com) A former Mercer County resident admitted Monday that he tried to join a Somalian-based terrorist organization to target “evil America” in 2023, authorities said.
Karrem Nasr, 24, a U.S. citizen who previously lived in Lawrenceville, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Southern New York.
Nasr moved from New Jersey to Egypt in July 2023 and is a supporter of al Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization that has attacked Americans and American allies, the office said.
Motivated by the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, he repeatedly expressed his desire in communications, and his plans to join al Shabaab and wage jihad, federal prosecutors said.
