Thread: Feds arrest suspect in terrorism plot aimed at 'multiple targets' in California

Feds arrest suspect in alleged terrorism plot aimed at 'multiple targets' in Southern California




By Mary Stringini, FOX 11
Posted Apr 29 2019 11:40AM MST
Updated Apr 29 2019 12:16PM MST



LOS ANGELES, Calif. (FOX 11) - Federal and local authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged domestic terror plot aimed at "multiple targets'' in Southern California, officials announced Monday.


Citing two unnamed law enforcement officials, the Los Angeles Times reported the suspect was arrested on domestic terrorism charges. One official said the alleged plot involved "multiple targets,'' but declined to elaborate.

A host of local and federal law enforcement authorities will be holding a news conference at 1 p.m. to discuss the results of what they described as a counterterrorism investigation. Among those expected to take part are U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna, FBI Special Agent in Charge Ryan Young, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore and representatives from other members of Joint Terrorism Task Force, including NCIS, the Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Army Veteran Arrested in Alleged SoCal Terror Plot Sought Retribution for New Zealand Mosque Attacks: DOJ

POSTED 11:18 AM, APRIL 29, 2019, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPDATED AT 12:43PM, APRIL 29, 2019


A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Authorities say they thwarted a terror plot targeting white supremacists in California by an Army veteran who converted to Islam and wanted retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks.

Federal prosecutors said Monday that 26-year-old Mark Domingo of Reseda was arrested for planning to plant a bomb at a Nazi rally Sunday in Long Beach.

Domingo was arrested Friday on a charge of providing material support to terrorists. The rally never happened.

Court papers say Domingo discussed several types of attacks with an informant that included targeting Jews, churches and police officers.

He said he wanted revenge for attacks on mosques in New Zealand that killed 50 people last month.

A message left on a phone listed for Domingo was not immediately returned.

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UPDATE

"One possible target was the Santa Monica Pier, sources said."