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FBI looking for suspected al Qaeda operative in Brazil

By Russ Read
Published August 13, 2019 9:15pm ET
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FBI looking for suspected al Qaeda operative in Brazil
Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Ibrahim is seen. | (Photo courtesy of FBI)

The FBI is seeking to interrogate an Egyptian man in Brazil suspected of planning terrorist attacks against the United States.

“Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Ibrahim is wanted for questioning by the #FBI in connection with his alleged role as an Al Qaeda operative and facilitator since approximately 2013,” the FBI said on Twitter.

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