US EditionMichigan man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS
- A 19-year-old former Michigan Army National Guard member was arrested on May 13 for reportedly planning an armed attack targeting the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command facility in Warren, Michigan.
- Federal authorities said Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said planned the attack on behalf of ISIS and unknowingly conspired with two undercover law enforcement officers.
- Said traveled to the area, deployed a drone to conduct reconnaissance, and provided weapons and tactical training to the undercover officers before his arrest on Tuesday.
- Sue J. Bai, leader of the Justice Department's National Security Division, highlighted that law enforcement's relentless work prevented the attack from resulting in any casualties.
- Said has been charged with trying to assist a designated foreign terrorist group and sharing information connected to destructive devices, with each charge carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years if he is found guilty.
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Ex-National Guardsman Planned to Attack U.S. Army Base for ISIS, U.S. Says
A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard was charged on Tuesday with plotting to carry out a terrorist attack on a U.S. military base outside Detroit for the Islamic State using a drone, Molotov cocktails and armor-piercing ammunition, the F.B.I. said. The man, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, was arrested outside the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command in Warren, Mich., by federal agents, with whom he had been unknowingly…
Army Times
Military TimesFormer Guardsman arrested for alleged mass shooting plot at Army site
DETROIT — A 19-year-old man was arrested after spending months planning an attack against a U.S. Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group, authorities said Wednesday.Ammar Said was planning to have another person commit a mass shooting at the Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command in Warren, but he didn’t know that two supposed allies were undercover FBI employees keeping track of every step, the government said.Inv…
Ex-Michigan National Guardsman arrested over attempted ISIS-linked attack
A former National Guard soldier was arrested due to an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to carry out a mass shooting at a military base. Ammar Said, 19, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. announced. Said faces 20 years in prison for each count if convicted. He detailed his plans to two undercover law en…
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FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit
By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old man was arrested after spending months planning an attack against a U.S. Army site in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State group, authorities said Wednesday. Related Articles DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in deliveries scam More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code NJ Transit engine…
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