Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Student Arrested for Planning Terrorist Attacks; Sought Materials to Build Pressure Cooker Bomb

U.S. authorities charged a New York college student with plotting to carry out terrorist attacks in the city on behalf of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), the Slate website reports today (June 17, 2015).

Munther Omar Saleh -- a 20-year-old American citizen -- was under surveillance for several months and was arrested on June 13.

"Saleh searched online for materials required to build a pressure cooker bomb and looked at images of city tourist attractions in the hope of carrying out an attack," according to the complaint.

Investigators found his computer contained Islamic State propaganda, according to court filings.

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