2 Brits plead guilty to terror charges

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Two men extradited from Britain to the U.S. last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting terrorists in Afghanistan through websites that sought to raise cash, recruit fighters and obtain items such as gas masks.

Babar Ahmad, 39, and Syed Talha Ahsan, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in New Haven to charges of providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.

By pleading guilty, the men “admitted that they knew that their efforts could result in the maiming and murder of individuals, including U.S. citizens,” said acting U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly.

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