Syrian refugee charged in US church bombing plot due in court
2019-06-21 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post
A Syrian refugee charged with plotting to bomb a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania church to inspire followers of the ISIS is due in federal court Friday.
A criminal complaint alleges Mustafa Mousab Alowemer planned
to bomb an unidentified church on Pittsburgh’s north side, and purchased
materials he thought were necessary to build a bomb. He also allegedly provided
plans and a map to an undercover FBI agent he thought was a fellow ISIS
supporter.
Alowemer is due in court Friday morning for a preliminary
examination and detention hearing. Court documents don’t list an attorney for
him.
The 21-year-old Syrian came to the US as a refugee in 2016.