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US couple held while trying to board a Yemen-bound ship to join Islamic State

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A US-based couple got arrested while they were trying to board a Yemen-bound ship to join the Islamic State militant group. The newlywed husband and wife have been identified as James Bradley, 20, and Arwa Muthana, 29. The two expressed their interest in fighting for the Islamic State group. They were arrested at a port near New York City and charged in federal court in Manhattan and ordered jailed without bail.