Washington police officer arrested for aiding Islamic State

Officials say Nicholas Young provided militants with money in an undercover sting operation

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A police officer working for the Washington, DC transport system has been arrested "on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation", the US Department of Justice says.

Officials say Nicholas Young, a 12-year veteran of the Washington Metro Transit Police Department, was charged after a lengthy undercover operation targeting a number of people involved in supporting IS militants.

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