FBI detains al-Qaeda-linked man on charges of planning to kill US military
Tuesday 03/July/2018 - 03:49 PM
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
announced detained on Monday a man who professed support of al-Qaeda and was
planning to target members of the US military and their families with a bomb
attack on a July 4 parade in Cleveland, Ohio.
The FBI said Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, who
also used the name Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, told an undercover agent that he wanted
to load up a vehicle with explosives and blow it up during the US national day
celebrations on Wednesday.
FBI special agent Steve Anthony said the FBI
was watching him for months after he made statements in support of Al-Qaeda and
expressed "violent intentions" against groups including the US armed
forces.
