Two Texas men arrested in terror-related cases

(CNN) — Two men have been arrested in connection with terror-related activities, a U.S. attorney in Texas said Wednesday.

Michael Todd Wolfe, 23, of Austin, was arrested Tuesday at George H.W. Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport just before he boarded a flight to Europe, authorities said in a statement.

Wolfe is charged “with attempting to provide material support to terrorists.” He “planned to travel to the Middle East to provide his services to radical groups engaged in armed conflict in Syria,” according to a complaint.

…Rahatul Ashikim Khan, 23, of Round Rock, was arrested in a separate case at his home and charged with “conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.”

A complaint said Khan “conspired with others to recruit persons to travel overseas to support terrorist activities including committing violent jihad” during a period from early 2011 to January 2012.

“This case is the culmination of a long-term investigation by the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force made up of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in Central Texas. It’s a textbook example of how well law enforcement agencies in this area work together,” U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman said in a statement.