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According to public records, Mr. Abujihaad was previously known as Paul R. Hall and grew up in Southern California, east of Los Angeles.
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US-born Abujihaad had been honourably discharged from the navy in 2002.
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Mr. Abujihaad enlisted in the Navy at age 19 and was on active duty from 1998 until 2002, when he was honorably discharged, according to the affidavit.
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- ↑ Scott Shane and Fernanda Santos (May 6, 2015). "Elton Simpson Eluded U.S. Inquiry Before Texas Shootout". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
But when the F.B.I., worried about Mr. Simpson's association with a former Navy sailor from Phoenix sentenced to 10 years in a terror-related case...
- ↑ "The 'Unremarkable' Life Of A Sailor Turned Terror Suspect". Hartford Courant . February 24, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
March 7, 2007: Abu-jihaad is arrested in Phoenix and charged with supporting terrorism with an intent to kill U.S. citizens and transmitting classified information to unauthorized people.
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