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Chicago terrorism suspect arraigned on charges he assaulted fellow inmate

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo Thomas Durkin, attorney for Adel Daoud who is awaiting trial on terrorism charges, speaks at the federal courthouse in Chicago. Daoud appeared in U.S. District Court Tuesday Aug. 18, 2015 on new charges of assaulting a fellow inmate at a federal jail in Chicago. He faces five counts related to the alleged assault, including that he used a makeshift weapon and that the alleged victim was seriously injured. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) (The Associated Press)

Defense attorney Thomas Durkin speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Chicago, following the court appearance of his client Adel Daoud, who is awaiting trial on terrorism charges. Daoud, a 21-year-old suburban Chicago man, faces new allegations of attacking a fellow inmate who his attorney says taunted him with a cartoon drawing of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) (The Associated Press)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshal's office shows Adel Daoud, of Hillside, Ill. Daoud, who is awaiting trial on terrorism charges, was indicted on charges of assaulting a fellow inmate at a federal jail in Chicago. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, Daoud appeared in U.S. District Court in Chicago for an initial hearing in the new case. (U.S. Marshal's office via AP, File) (The Associated Press)

A suburban Chicago man awaiting trial on terrorism charges has been indicted on new charges of assaulting a fellow inmate at a federal jail in Chicago.

Adel Daoud appeared in U.S. District Court on Tuesday for an initial hearing in the new case. He faces five counts related to the alleged assault, including that he used a makeshift weapon and that the alleged victim was seriously injured.

Other details were not available. Attorneys were still in court and not immediately available for comment.

Daoud has denied that he accepted a phony car bomb from an undercover FBI agent, parked it by a downtown Chicago bar and pressed a trigger. He's also accused of trying to have that FBI agent killed following his arrest.