FBI nabs man it says planned July 4 attacks on Cleveland, Philadelphia

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WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The FBI has arrested a man who it said planned to bomb Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off," federal officials said on Monday.

Demetrius Pitts, 48, who had expressed allegiance to the al Qaeda militant group, was arrested on Sunday after a meeting with an undercover FBI agent where he said he planned to plant a bomb at a parade celebrating the U.S. Independence Day holiday and intended to target other locations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Many major American cities mark the holiday with fireworks and parades, and typically ramp up security around such events.

An undercover FBI agent helped Pitts pick the location for his planned attack, near a planned fireworks show and multiple U.S. government buildings, the FBI said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-nabs-man-it-says-planned-july-4-attacks-on-cleveland-philadelphia/ar-AAztl98?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. "Pitts threatened violence against the U.S. on his social media account"

Authorities identified the man arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempting to support a terrorist organization as Demetrius Pitts, also known Abdur Raheem Rahfeeq.

Demetrius Pitts, 48, faces one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, identified by authorities as al-Qaida.

Pitts threatened violence against the U.S. on his social media account, commenting on photos believed to be from a jihad training camp and expressing a desire to recruit people to kill Americans who were against Muslims.

Pitts spoke with an undercover FBI agent, who was posing as a member of al-Qaida, about his hatred for the military and law enforcement agents and his desire to “chop off hands and heads”

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/cleveland-terror-plot-fbi-makes-arrest-says-attack-was-planned-for-fourth-july/r97ODUG3ynjERr5gAAdtTO/

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2. My cousins go to the fireworks in Cleveland.

I hope the POS gets justice. Why didn't he go to Syria to sacrifice for "the cause"?

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4. Welcome. I wish you would've voted for her too...

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