A refugee from Boise imprisoned for terror charges is now in more trouble.
Fazliddin Kurbanov is serving 25 years in federal prison for conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. The 34-year-old refugee fled Uzbekistan in 2009, and lived in Boise until he was arrested in 2013.
Kurbanov has maintained his innocence, telling a federal judge during his sentencing last year that he’s never been a terrorist.
Now, he’s been charged with the attempted murder of a federal officer. Officials say Kurbanov used a homemade knife to attack a warden in the California prison where he’s serving his sentence. The officer was seriously injured but has recovered. The prison incident took place last May.
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