GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group.

Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging him with six counts of transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a threat to injure another person.

Prosecutors allege that while living in Maryland, he posted photos and videos of Americans with upside-down red triangles over their heads. They claim Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization based in Gaza, uses the symbols to mark targets before they’re attacked.

He also posted comments on the videos expressing ill will toward Americans, C

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