They talked of trying to link up with Jaish - e - Mohammed and Jamaat - ud - Dawa militant groups . They wanted to commit jihad , martyr themselves , the official says . Attorney : Men ##del ` ` that they have no connection with any banned group '' Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Two are Pakistani - American , two are Yemeni - American , one is Egyptian - American .
They talked of trying to link up with Jaish - e - Mohammed and Jamaat - ud - Dawa militant groups . They wanted to commit jihad , martyr themselves , the official says . Attorney : Men ##del ` ` that they have no connection with any banned group '' Two are Pakistani - American , two are Yemeni - American , one is Egyptian - American .