Elbaneh Charged With "Lackawanna Six"

On May 21, 2003, a criminal complaint was filed against Jaber A. Elbaneh of Lackawanna, NY. The complaint alleged that Elbaneh, a Yemeni-American who worked as a salesman and taxi driver in the U.S., provided material support to the foreign terrorist organization al-Qaeda. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Elbaneh, along with six other Yemeni-Americans known as the "Lackawanna Six," attended a training camp in Afghanistan in 2003, run by the international terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The seven men were subsequently charged with conspiring to contribute materials to Al-Qaeda, an act of treason. According to a Congressionally chartered terrorist database, Elbaneh fled to Yemen and was captured in January 2004. But the FBI says he escaped in 2006. And now, authorities are unsure of his whereabouts.

Jaber Elbaneh Arrested In Yemen

Jaber Elbaneh, a Yemeni-American who was wanted for assisting the so-called Lackawanna Six terrorist cell, has been jailed in Yemen by a local judge. Despite calls for Elbaneh's arrest by American law enforcement officials, including the director of the FBI, and a $5 million bounty offered for information leading to his capture, he had remained free since escaping from a Yemeni prison in 2006. Stay with AMW.com for the latest on the arrest of one of the world's most wanted terrorists.