U.S. Citizen (a Texan) accused of training with al Qaeda in Somalia

A Texas man is being held in Houston on charges he trained with al Qaeda in Africa to overthrow the interim Somalian government, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Daniel Joseph Maldonado, 28, is a former Houston resident alleged to have gone to Africa in November 2005, then on to Somalia in December 2006 to join the Islamic Courts Union and elements of al Qaeda trying to install an Islamic government there, U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle said in a statement.