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FILE- In this June 2, 2014, file photo provided by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Mufid Elfgeeh, of Rochester, N.Y., is shown. Elfgeeh, who was accused of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military and others, is now facing new charges that he tried to aid the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Monroe County Sheriff's Office, File)

NY man denies plotting to aid Islamic State group

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Mufid Elfgeeh is taken from his arraignment in federal court in Rochester, NY, Monday June 2, 2014. The Rochester man was indicted Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014 on charges that he tried to provide material support to the Islamic State by helping three men who said they would travel to Syria to &#8220;engage in violent jihad&#8221; alongside the group&#8217;s militants, according to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Shawn Dowd)

New York man charged in plot to kill U.S. troops for Islamic State

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times