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发帖数: 29846 | 1 FBI: Man plotted suicide bomb attack at Kansas military base
April 10, 2015 - 3:06 PM
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with planning a
suicide bomb attack at the Fort Riley military base in Kansas in an alleged
plot to support the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors said Friday.
John T. Booker, of Topeka, was arrested Friday morning while trying to arm
what he thought what a 1,000-pound bomb inside a van near the base,
according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that Booker told an FBI
informant that he wanted to kill Americans and engage in violent jihad on
behalf of the terrorist group, believing the attack was justified because
the Quran "says to kill your enemies wherever they are."
The FBI said there was no breach at Fort Riley, which is about 100 miles
west of Kansas City.
Booker was scheduled to appear in federal court in Topeka later in the day.
Court documents don't indicate whether he has an attorney, and he didn't
have a publicly listed phone number.
Booker was recruited to join the Army in February 2014, but came to the
attention of federal investigators after posting messages on Facebook. The
FBI said a post on March 19, 2014, read: "Getting ready to be killed in
jihad is a HUGE adrenaline rush! I am so nervous. NOT because I'm scared to
die but I am eager to meet my lord."
Prosecutors allege Booker started meeting with the FBI informant in October.
He allegedly told the informant he wanted to make a video threatening
Americans and warning them to get their relatives and friends to quit the
military. He said his intent was to "scare this country" and to tell the
people that, "we will be coming after American soldiers in the streets ...
we will be picking them off one by one," according to the court documents.
Booker is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction,
attempting to damage property by means of an explosive, and attempting to
provide material support to the terrorist group. If convicted, he could face
life in prison.
The FBI has focused attention in the last year on individuals who profess
allegiance to the Islamic State and who either make plans to fight alongside
jihadists in Syria or commit acts of violence in the United States.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Booker was arrested near Manhattan, a city
that borders the base.
"We face a continued threat from individuals within our own borders who may
be motivated by a variety of reasons," Grissom said. "Anyone who tries to
harm this nation and its people will be brought to justice."
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Associated Press writers Bill Draper in Kansas City and Roxana Hegeman in
Wichita contributed to this report. | T*********I
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