2 Chicago-area men sentenced in Ohio soldier plot

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two Chicago-area cousins who pleaded guilty to taking part in a plot to attack American soldiers overseas have been sentenced to prison terms by a federal judge in Ohio.

Prosecutors say the two men were training to kill soldiers and had ties to three men in Toledo who were convicted of organizing the plot.

Federal Judge James Carr on Monday in Toledo sentenced Khaleel Ahmed, of Chicago, to eight years, four months, and Zubair Ahmed, of suburban North Chicago, to 10 years.

Both pleaded guilty in January 2009 to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.

Authorities say that the men once traveled to Egypt with the intent to commit violence and that they met with an FBI informant and talked about learning to shoot machine guns and sniper rifles.