Mass. terror suspect taught kids at Muslim school

BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts man charged with conspiring in a terror plot has been a middle school math and religion teacher at a Muslim school in Worcester. Colleagues at the Alhuda Academy say they cannot believe the allegations against Tarek Mehanna, who was arrested Wednesday and charged in conspiring to support terrorism. They say he was a sweet guy and loved by his students. <a href="http://cdn.necn.com/shows/mehanna_complaint.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view the terror complaint against Tarek Mehanna.</a> <a href="<http://www.necn.com/Boston/NECN-Extra/2009/10/21/Sudbury-Mass-man-charged/1256136957.html>" target="_blank">Click here to watch the news conference.</a> But prosecutors say Mehanna and his associates sought training at terrorist camps and discussed plans to target U.S. troops in Iraq and two politicians and to randomly shoot shoppers at U.S. malls. The 27-year-old Mehanna, who has dual U.S. and Egyptian citizenship, made a defiant appearance in federal court Wednesday. His father denies the allegations. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)