Miami man inspired by ISIS arrested on charge of trying to blow up a bomb at Dolphin Mall
October 21, 2017
A Miami man suspected of being inspired by Islamic extremists was arrested Friday night on a charge of attempting to blow up a bomb at the Dolphin Mall by FBI counter-terrorism agents in an undercover operation.
Vicente Solano, who acted alone, was communicating with a confidential informant who tipped off the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force about his alleged plot to carry out a weapons of mass destruction attack on the sprawling mall in Sweetwater, according to authorities.
Before the planned bombing attack, Solano made pro-Islamic State videos, authorities said. But there is no indication he was directed by ISIS terrorists.
When he was arrested, Solano planned to detonate the WMD, which was a sham bomb that he acquired from FBI undercover agents — a strategy deployed in previous counter-terrorism probes in South Florida.
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What could have been never was to be, thanks to the FBI's tactics in this case, but it still shows there are those who want to harm the people who live in this country and we can not let our defenses down, not for a moment.
Before the planned bombing attack, Solano made pro-Islamic State videos, authorities said.
But there is no indication he was directed by ISIS terrorists.
I totally agree!
So he made Pro-Islamic States videos? So what-- doesn't mean a thing, actually.
Heck, in fact his real motive could have been anything : a jilted lover, a drug deal gone bad, or even one of those so-called "incidents of workplace violence"....
When it came to Muslim terrorism, Obama was a master of euphemism.