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NBC, which cited anonymous law enforcement officials, said
the two men were unarmed and never posed any threat to the
public. The other man was arrested in Orange County.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed to Reuters that two men
in those locations had been arrested following a joint terrorism
task force investigation, but said further details could not be
provided until charges were filed.
The men were due in federal court in Santa Ana on Friday,
Eimiller said.
Several individuals have been arrested in recent months for
plotting to travel to Syria to fight for the militant group
Islamic State, including six Somali-American men from Minnesota
last month.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Robin
Pomeroy)
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