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Munther Omar Saleh (L) and Fareed MumuniFacebook/Raye BarbieriMunther Omar Saleh (L) and Fareed MumuniFacebook/Raye Barbieri

Two New York ISIS wannabes were indicted by a Brooklyn federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of scheming to join and support the terrorist group.

Munther Omar Saleh, 21, of Queens, was arrested last month after a confrontation with federal agents who were tailing him near the Whitestone Bridge.

The feds claim Saleh expressed support online for ISIS operations — including the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France and the beheading of a Japanese journalist.

He faces terrorism raps, in addition to charges of conspiracy to assault federal officers.

Saleh’s pal Fareed Mumuni was also indicted for plotting to support ISIS and for attempting to stab a federal officer with a knife as they executed a search warrant at his Staten Island home after Saleh’s arrest last month.

The indictment charges Mumuni with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS, assault and conspiracy to assault federal officers, and attempted murder of federal officers.

Saleh had researched homemade explosives and New York City landmarks online, prosecutors said.

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