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American man charged with attempting to join Islamic State in Egypt

Members of Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams’ mosque in the US city of Seattle alerted federal agents to his activities.

Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams
Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams sent this photo of himself to a US informant posing as an Islamic State recruiter, according to the complaint against him. — US Attorney’s office in Seattle

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