Stoughton HS Grad Thought to Be Helping ISIS with Social Media Efforts

A Stoughton High School graduate and former student of Xaverian Brothers HIgh School in Westwood may be helping the Iraqi terror group ISIS with spreading its message across social media channels, ABC News reported Wednesday.

Authorities believe Ahmad Abousamra may be working with ISIS and utilizing his computer skills, as they have noted the group’s social media efforts with the use of such videos and Twitter posts, according to the report.

ISIS has reportedly beheaded two American journalists, Steven Sotloff of Florida and James Foley of Rochester, New Hampshire, having posted videos online of the incidents in the last month.

Abousamra, a 1999 graduate of Stoughton High School, was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list in late 2013, having been indicted for allegedly attempting to obtain military training during trips to Pakistan and Yemen; a reward of $50,000 for information leading to his capture was issued in October 2012.

Abousamra reportedly attended Xaverian for three years before transferring to Stoughton High School his senior year, and had been a resident of Mansfield at the time he fled the United States.

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