New Charges Filed Against Egyptian Students Caught With Explosives
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A federal grand jury has added more charges against two Egyptian college students accused of illegally carrying explosive materials.
A grand jury issued a new indictment Wednesday charging former University of South Florida students Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed with an additional charge of possessing a destructive device, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa said.
Deputies in South Carolina who stopped their car last August said they found items to build pipe bombs in the trunk.
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Mohamed also faces new charges of providing material support to terrorists and possessing a pistol and a rifle in violation of visa guidelines.
The FBI said he made a video demonstrating how to convert a remote-control toy into a detonator for a bomb.