GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Another Michigan man has been convicted for trying to provide support the Islamic State militant group.

Aws Mohammed Naser, a 37-year-old from Westland, was convicted following a five-week trial in federal court. He was convicted of attempting to provide material support for a foreign terrorist organization and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.

Prosecutors claim Naser tried to travel and fight for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS, but was turned away. So instead, he gathered drones and built a bomb in his basement.

Jerome Gorgon Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, said Naser’s actions made it clear he is a threat to the country.

“(Naser) is a bombmaker and self-avowed ‘son of the Islam

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