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DOE employee arrested and charged over alleged support for Houthis

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A Department of Energy electrical engineer was arrested by the FBI and charged with allegedly supporting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Authorities allege he tried to use his expertise to assist Houthi communications, drones and homemade explosives production. The arrest took place at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state.

Generated automatically by AI from 3 sources, without editorial review · updated 2 Oct

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  1. 1 Oct, 21:54FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis · The Hill
  2. 2 Oct, 00:33DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say · Fox News
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  1. 2 October
  2. CBS News
    Latest2 Oct, 09:03

    DOE employee arrested by FBI for allegedly trying to support Houthis in Yemen

    A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

    CBS NewsCBS News
  3. Fox News
    Follow-up2 Oct, 00:33

    DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say

    Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy allegedly used his electrical engineering expertise in an attempt to aid Houthi communications, drones and homemade explosives production.

    Fox NewsFox News
  4. 1 October
  5. The Hill
    First seen1 Oct, 21:54

    FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis

    The FBI on Thursday arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, according to the Justice Department.

    The HillThe Hill•Ellen Mitchell