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A Bronx man has been arrested Friday at John F. Kennedy International Airport on terror-related charges, a law enforcement official told ABC News.

According to the source, the man, who was not immediately identified, wanted to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and was boarding a flight to Pakistan when he was arrested.

PHOTO: A Delta Airlines passenger jet taxis at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, in this Sept. 24, 2017, file photo.Robert Alexander/Getty Images, FILE
A Delta Airlines passenger jet taxis at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, in this Sept. 24, 2017, file photo.

The defendant is expected to make an initial court appearance in lower Manhattan later Friday.

The source said the man did not represent a threat to the homeland, but was arrested based on his intention to travel in pursuit of joining the ranks of the Taliban.

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