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FBI nabs Jewish-American Daesh militant who called for bombing Australia mosques

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year-old Jewish-American Daesh militant, was arrested by the FBI for plotting a terrorist attacks in the US and Australia.

A Jewish-American Daesh militant has been arrested in Florida over distributing online instructions about carrying out terrorist attacks in the US and Australia.

The US Attorney's Office said on Thursday that Joshua Ryne Goldberg was detained in Orange Park, Florida, on charges of plotting terrorist acts in the US and Australia, including attacks on the Oceanian country's mosques, MailOnline, the website of Britain's Daily Mail tabloid, reported on Friday.

The photo shows Joshua Ryne Goldberg’s family home in Orange Park, Florida, where he was arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting terrorist attacks.

The Australian Federal Police also confirmed the arrest of the 20-year-old man, saying they collaborated with the FBI Task Force operation during preliminary investigations that led to Goldberg’s detention.

“The man was arrested for distributing information relating to explosives and destructive devices to facilitate a possible terrorist act in the United States. He faces a 20-year prison term if convicted,” read the statement issued by the Australian Federal Police, adding, “It will also be alleged that this person provided information over the internet in an attempt to facilitate and encourage terrorist acts in Australia."

According to reports, the arrested individual was monitored by the FBI for the past two months when he unknowingly provided an FBI undercover agent with instructions on how to build explosive devices in a bid to target the Kansas City Stair Climb, a memorial ceremony for 9/11 terrorist attacks due to be held in Missouri on Sunday.

“We could make pipe bombs and detonate them at a large public event,” Goldberg told the informant during an online conversation, noting that the Stair Climb was “the perfect place” for carrying out a terror raid because of the high number of possible fatalities.

“Don’t buy all the materials at once... Buy them at different stores,” he instructed the FBI agent, adding, “If you can, dip the screws and other shrapnel in rat poison before putting them in. That way,... [those] who get hit by them will be more likely to die.”

Reports added that the Daesh militant rejected the allegations while in police custody this week, claiming he had just tried to incite a terrorist attack so that he could inform authorities before any such raid and thus be hailed as a national hero.

Goldberg was active under various names in online social networks including AustraliWitness, a putative Daesh affiliate, on twitter.

According to reports, he had also tried to provoke attacks against synagogues in Australia through his twitter account, posting, “I know lots of weapons dealers in Australia who can hook you up with any kind of gun or bomb you want.”

The DaeshTakfiri terrorist group, with members from several western countries, has been active in Iraq, Syria and Libya over the past years, notorious for its acts of terror and atrocities against people of different religious and ethnic communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and others.

The United Nations says some 25,000 terrorists from more than 100 countries have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join Takfiri terrorist groups.


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