LOS ANGELES (AFP) ? Two US men were indicted Thursday on nine conspiracy and weapons-related charges over a plot to commit a Fort Hood-style massacre at a Seattle military site, the Justice Department said.
The men, who are reportedly converts to Islam, planned to use machine guns and grenades to kill as many people as possible at a military processing center that also houses a day care facility.
Their aim was to inspire other Muslims to carry out similar attacks and one has been allegedly caught on tape saying: "Imagine how fearful America will be, and they'll know they can't push the Muslims around."
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 33, also known as Joseph Davis, and 32-year-old Walli Mujahidh, aka Frederick Domingue, Jr. were charged with "conspiracy to murder officers and agents of the United States," the Justice Department said.
They were also charged with "conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction."
"This serves as a stark reminder that we must remain vigilant against those that would seek to carry out attacks here at home," said US attorney Jenny Durkan in a statement.
The charges were the same as those mentioned in last month's criminal complaint except the grand jury added a charge of soliciting a crime of violence against Abdul-Latif.
The suspects were caught because a person recruited to join them contacted the police, reported the plot and then agreed to be part of the FBI sting that led to their arrest last month.
The pair were only arrested after taking possession of machine guns they planned to use in the attacks, but officials said the guns had been rendered inoperable as part of the sting operation.
Both men face up to life in prison if convicted of the terrorism and weapons charges.
The November 5, 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas left 13 people dead and 29 wounded. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan -- an American-born Muslim on Palestinian descent -- is charged in the attack.
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