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Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, prosecutors said Tuesday.Robin Zier of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh told CNN that the eighth person, whose name has been redacted from court documents, is a U.S. citizen.
She added that U.S. Attorney George Holding had said federal authorities hoped to have the person apprehended soon, and the public should not be worried.
The U.S. Attorney's Office would not release further details.
According to an indictment released Monday, the eighth suspect, described as a North Carolina resident, traveled to Pakistan in October 2008 to "engage in violent jihad." It offered no other information.
Seven other men have been arrested on charges of supporting terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder abroad.
Officials identified three of the men as U.S. native Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, and Boyd's sons, Dylan Boyd, 22, also known as "Mohammed," and Zakariya Boyd, 20. Daniel Boyd had fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan.
The four others are: Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, also a U.S.-born citizen; Hysen Sherifi, identified as a native of Kosovo who is a legal permanent resident of the United States; and Hiyad Yaghi and Anes Subasic, both naturalized U.S. citizens.
Officials did not immediately identify the native countries of Yaghi and Subasic.
All seven are accused of engaging in weapons training and military tactics in North Carolina, the Justice Department said.
Sabrina Boyd, the wife of Daniel Patrick Boyd and the mother of the two younger Boyds, said the charges had not been substantiated. Watch what neighbors had to say about Boyds »
"We are decent people who care about other human beings," Sabrina Boyd said in a statement read on her behalf by Khalilah Sabra.source: cnn.com