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Law Enforcement

FBI: Florida man scouted terror targets and attack weapons

May 27, 2020 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A criminal complaint charges […]

Legal

Airline mechanic pleads guilty to jetliner sabotage

December 18, 2019 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A longtime airline mechanic with some possible links to Muslim extremists pleaded guilty Wednesday to sabotaging a jetliner with 150 people aboard, causing the pilot to abort the flight just before takeoff at Miami International Airport. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani entered […]

Employment

Mechanic pleads not guilty in airliner sabotage case

September 20, 2019 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard. The plea came at a hearing in Miami federal court for Abdul-Majeed […]

Employment

Amid terrorism talk, bail denied in aircraft sabotage case

September 18, 2019 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A mechanic accused of sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner had expressed a desire for Allah to hurt non-Muslims, stored violent Islamic State videos on his cellphone and has a brother in Iraq possibly involved with the extremist group, according to new […]

Employment

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight

September 6, 2019 David Koenig and Curt Anderson  

(AP) An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane because he was upset over stalled labor contract negotiations was fired from another airline several years ago and briefly had his mechanic’s license suspended, according to court documents. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani […]

Crime

Florida man accused of threatening President Trump

July 30, 2019 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A Florida man accused of trying to slash a Walmart employee with scissors now faces federal charges after allegedly threatening President Donald Trump while he was being arrested. Federal court records show Mohammed Omar Haji Mohammed, 36, is charged with making […]

Internet

FBI: Florida man posted bomb instructions for extremists

December 17, 2018 Curt Anderson  

(AP) A Florida man is facing charges of posting detailed bomb-making instructions to online sites frequented by extremists such as supporters of the Islamic State group, according to an FBI complaint unsealed Monday. An FBI affidavit charges Tayyab Tahir Ismail, 33, with […]

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