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FBI: Palestinian Muslim Plotted ISIS Attack on Detroit Church


(Detroit Free Press) Niraj Warikoo - Khalil Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights threatened terror attacks in support of ISIS with targets including police and a Detroit church, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. In his affidavit, FBI Special Agent Alan Southard said, "Since May of 2015, the FBI has been conducting an investigation of Khalil Abu-Rayyan regarding increasingly violent threats he has made to others about committing acts of terror and martyrdom - including brutal acts against police officers, churchgoers and others - on behalf of the foreign terrorist organization Islamic State." Abu-Ryyan said he didn't carry out the shooting at the church because a gun he bought in October "only held six shots and he would have to keep on reloading." He also said, "I would gladly behead people if I needed to....It is my dream to behead someone." In one Twitter profile, Abu-Rayyan described himself as Palestinian and Muslim.
2016-02-08 00:00:00
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