US veteran arrested over terror plot

[riversedge]

Source: BBC







A US army veteran has been arrested after allegedly plotting to "commit mass murder" in California.

Mark Steven Domingo "faces federal charges in a terrorist plot in which he planned to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED)", according to a US Department of Justice release.

He was arrested on Friday after accepting what he believed to be a live bomb, delivered by undercover officers.

The 26-year-old allegedly planned to detonate it at a rally in Long Beach.
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"This investigation successfully disrupted a very real threat posed by a trained combat soldier who repeatedly stated he wanted to cause the maximum number of casualties," said federal prosecutor Nick Hanna in a statement.

In online posts and in conversations with an FBI source - posing as a likeminded accomplice - Mr Domingo expressed a desire to seek retribution for the March attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and other attacks against Muslims. Mr Domingo allegedly communicated his willingness to be a martyr as part of his attack. ..................................

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48100431

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[underpants]

1. Gee if only someone had warned us this might happen

Like issues a report of something ....years ago

[turbinetree]

2. Another psychopath...................

[riversedge]

3. Thank you FBI.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/29/politics/terror-plot-thwarted-la/index.html




.............Following a mass shooting attack on a mosque in New Zealand in March that killed dozens of people, Domingo posted, "there must be (sic) retribution."


Domingo asked an FBI informant to find someone to construct an IED, according to the Justice Department. He met with the informant and came armed with an AK-47 style rifle.

There is no ongoing threat to public and no known co-conspirators, Hanna said.

Hanna said the "criminal case outlines a chilling terrorism plot that developed over the past two months and targeted innocent Americans that he expected to gather this past weekend."
This story has been updated.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

7. Thank you to all of the men and women of the FBI and the JTTF.

Your diligence and dedication to keeping us safe never wavers. You work for government wages, yet accept the responsibility that comes with protecting an entire nation.

All while the current occupant of the WH calls you scum and worse.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Since he's Muslim, I'm betting that UNlike the White Coast Guard RWNJ ...

That may well be released, the Court will somehow see fit to keep THIS dude ... detained every second until his trial.

[angrychair]

5. Wonder if the judge will give this guy bail

Bet this guy gets 100s of minutes of airtime and damnation by the press while it all but forgets the guy from the coast guard, also a trained combat soldier, that wanted to kill people

[IronLionZion]

6. How did I know he's a non-white Muslim?

because media used the t word. Without the t word it would be one of the many white guys with guns like the white coastie or the white synagogue shooter who felt Trump wasn't MAGA fast enough.