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Suspected Arizona ISIS recruiter faces trial

Posted at 5:18 AM, Jan 10, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-10 07:27:18-05

A suspect who is accused of helping a college student join ISIS faces a federal trial.

On Monday, a judge rejected a request for anonymous jurors at the trial.

Police say Ahmed Mohammed El-Gammal helped a 24-year-old student travel to Syria in 2015 to received military and religious training.

Prosecutors say El-Gammal pledged his allegiance to ISIS online.