The Brooklyn Punks Who Dreamed of ISIS

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They were Central Asian immigrants who dressed in hoodies and high-tops and looked younger than their 19 and 24 years. But prosecutors say they were headed to wage jihad in Syria.

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Published Feb. 26 2015 5:26AM EST

The suspect who allegedly pledged to kill as many police officers and FBI agents as possible if he were not able to join ISIS was only 6 years old when we began our long war on terror.

Akhror Saidakhmetov is now 19 but looked younger as he was led into Brooklyn...

Michael Daly

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The Brooklyn Punks Who Dreamed of ISIS

They were Central Asian immigrants who dressed in hoodies and high-tops and looked younger than their 19 and 24 years. But prosecutors say they were headed to wage jihad in Syria.

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Michael Daly