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US man plotted to use backpack bomb on Florida beach - FBI | |
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A 23-year-old man has been charged with planning to detonate a backpack bomb on a Florida beach, US officials say. | |
The US justice department said Harlem Suarez, also known as Almlak Benitez, has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. | The US justice department said Harlem Suarez, also known as Almlak Benitez, has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. |
He allegedly planned to bury a bomb containing nails at a beach in Key West and detonate it with a mobile phone. | |
Prosecutors claim he was inspired by the Islamic State militant group, which has called for attacks on the West. | |
According to the FBI, Suarez recorded a video in May in which he said: "We will destroy America and divide it into two. We will raise our black flag on top of your White House and any president on duty." | |
Officials say he first came to the attention of the FBI in April after posting extremist messages on Facebook. | |
He was caught after buying a fake device from an FBI agent in a sting operation on Monday. | |
Several young men have been arrested in the US in recent months, with many plotting attacks in the name of the Islamic State group. |
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