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A Syrian refugee living in Pittsburgh plotted to blow up a church next month in support of the Islamic State, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, was arrested Tuesday by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. He is charged with terrorism charges and two counts of distributing information relating to an explosive, destructive device or weapon of mass destruction.

As prosecutors tell it, Mr. Alowemer planned to blow up a Pittsburgh church dubbed the Legacy International Worship Center. They say his motivation was to show his support for the Islamic State, better known as ISIS, and inspire other sympathizers to commit similar crimes.

Court documents describe the church as Christian and Nigerian. He sought to attack the church “to take revenge for our [ISIS] brothers in Nigeria.”

Mr. Alowemer recruited and began discussing the plot with someone he thought was an Islamic State sympathizer, but was actually an undercover FBI employee, according to court documents….

The FBI said Mr. Alowemer distributed bomb information to the undercover employee and purchased several items to complete the church attack, including acetone, 9-volt batteries, ice packs and nails….

Mr. Alowemer was set to appear before a federal judge on Wednesday, but that has been moved to Friday, according to several Pittsburgh media outlets.

(Excerpted from The Washington Times article by Jeff Mordock.)

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Ken Budz
June 26, 2019

Dear Lord God Almighty thank You for everything. Thank You for Your protection. Lord please continue to protect people from all danger especially terrorism. Lord help terrorists to see the error of their ways, help them to reconsider what they are doing. Lord please help law enforcement. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Linda
June 22, 2019

I praise God and pray for the men and women in homeland security, the FBI, the military and other agencies that God is using to watch over this nation to guard us from terrorism.

Liz
June 22, 2019

Father, I thank YOU, that as we pray, YOU reveal the plans of Satan! YOU see all things, nothing is hidden from YOU! LORD, you are mighty to save! We humble ourselves before YOU! We ask for YOUR wisdom, guidance, and protection!

LORD, we commit this man, a and every person behind this plan, to YOU! We ask that YOU would move on their hearts! Reveal JESUS to them! Reveal the work of the cross to them! Reveal YOUR love, and YOUR ways to them! Let them come to know YOU! YES, HOLY SPIRIT, move on them, to reveal YOURSELF – open their eyes to see YOU!

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