A federal grand jury returned an indictment alleging two Minnesota men directed and financed violence in their home country thousands of miles away.

The two men in their 50s, who are naturalized U.S. citizens from the Republic of Cameroon in central Africa, are charged with one count each of conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim and injury persons abroad, conspiracy to provide material support or resources and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

One of the men is also charged with three counts of providing material support or resources, conspiracy to commit hostage taking and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction outside the United States.

The indictment says the men are leaders of the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF), a group of armed f

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