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January 9, 2012
Muslim Charged in Tampa Car Bomb Plot
Topics: Political News and commentariesThe Islamist's plot was to murder as many people as possible by attacking multiple locations in Tampa with a vehicle bomb, assault rifle and explosives.FBI officers thwarted a terror plot in Tampa by Sami Osmakac ... a 25-year-old immigrant from Kosovo and a naturalized U.S. citizen ... who said he wanted to "die the Islamic way," after attacking locations in Ybor City and South Tampa. According to a court document the man is charged with "attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction" against the United States.
Fox News reports:
[...] According to the FBI, Osmakac is a naturalized U.S. citizen who now lives in Pinellas Park. Agents were tipped off to the possible plot in September.More here.The five-month investigation culminated with a sting operation on Saturday. Osmakac was arrested after he allegedly took possession of explosives and firearms that had been rendered inoperable by law enforcement.
Among Osmakac's alleged bomb targets were nightclubs in the Ybor City area of Tampa, the operations center of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Ybor City, and a business in the South Tampa area.
As part of the second portion of his planned attack, Osmakac allegedly told the undercover FBI employee that, after the car bomb was detonated, he wanted to wear an explosive belt and "get in somewhere where there's a lot of people" and take hostages.
"Once I have this ... they can take me in five million pieces," he allegedly added, in an apparent reference to a suicide blast.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration has pulled back all training materials used for the law enforcement and national security communities, in order to eliminate all references to Islam that some Muslim groups have claimed are offensive ... an effort that will serve to blind our law enforcement agencies to the threat of radical Islamists like Osmakac.
Posted by Hyscience at January 9, 2012 12:46 PM
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