Posted on 06/20/2019 7:35:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Syrian refugee was arrested on Wednesday in connection with an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a Christian church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the name of ISIS.
According to the criminal complaint, Mousab Alowemer, 21, was born in Daraa, Syria, and was admitted to the United States as a refugee on Aug. 1, 2016. Alowemer, now a resident of Pittsburgh, is being charged with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State, and two counts of distributing information relating to an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction in relation to his plan to attack the church, court documents show.
The FBI Pittsburgh Joint Terrorism Task Force investigation revealed that Alowemer planned to hit the Legacy International Worship Center, a church on the north side of Pittsburgh in July "to support the cause of ISIS and to inspire other ISIS supporters in the United States." Alowemer also targeted the Church -- which he believed to be Christian and Nigerian -- to “take revenge for our [ISIS] brothers in Nigeria,” according to the complaint.
In May 2019, Alowemer distributed multiple instructional documents on how to build and use explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to an undercover FBI agent whom he believed was a fellow ISIS supporter, according to the Department of Justice.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
— Janelle Hall (@JanelleHallWTAE) June 19, 2019
#BREAKING: Pittsburgh resident, Syrian man arrested on terrorism charges after planning an attack on a local Christian church -- according to investigators. Suspect: 21-year-old Mustafa Mousab Alowemer@WTAE https://www.facebook.com/960734257317471/posts/2366691590055057?sfns=mo …
6 6:10 PM - Jun 19, 2019
Poor misguided thing. -sarc
Impossible! It is a religion of peace, or so I have been told.
Heroes for catching them.
Why do we allow people who hate us and drain us financially enter our country again?
RE: Why do we allow people who hate us and drain us financially enter our country again?
Liberal explanation: That is just the risk we have to take to be known as a compassionate society.
Because
(1) The cheap labor express contingent is lining the Democrap’s pockets, and,
(2) the lefties hope these people get to the polls somehow and vote Democrat.
>> Why do we allow people who hate us ... enter our country again?
1/ The dimmocratic party
2/ Hangover effect of the WW2 internment of west coast Americans of Japanese heritage.
Doing jobs Americans won’t do
My friend, this child has done nothing!
He is a good boy, trying to turn his life around in his adopted country.
He is an aspiring dervish!
Allah demands you let that child go free or die!
Thanks for the cultural exchange, democrats! Gratitude and empathy is severely lacking in these sociopaths! As for the terrorist,...
We need to bring in millions more refugees. We need more diversity. /s
His rap sheet according to WPXI:
Twenty-one years old
Born in 1998 in Daraa, Syria
Just graduated from Brashear High School in Pittsburgh Public Schools on June 8
He was admitted to the United States as a refugee Aug. 1, 2016
Earlier this month, he allegedly bought items needed to construct bombs, including acetone, 9-volt batteries, ice packs and nails.
From April 16 to June 11, He met four times in person with someone working undercover for the FBI where he gave details about the bomb plot and two printed copies of Google satellite maps, which included handwritten markings identifying the church and routes where people could arrive and escape, according to investigators
He also wrote and provided a 10-point handwritten plan outlining details related to his plot to personally deliver explosives in a backpack, according to the complaint.
He said he planned to deliver the bomb in a backpack for an attack in July.
He was arrested and charged with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources for ISIS and two counts of distributing information relating to an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction.
Last year, he began contacting a woman who pledged herself as an ISIS supporter. She allegedly shared information on social media about how to make explosives and biological weapons. Earlier this year, the woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Wisconsin to providing material support to ISIS.
Was residing in Northview Heights, a public housing project
Targeted the church because it is frequented by Nigerian Christians and wanted revenge for anti-ISIS actions in Nigeria.
Was he a moderate terrorist?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.