FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

An electrical engineer for the Department of Energy has been arrested on charges of attempting to provide support to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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