{"id":1737265,"date":"2022-11-13T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T21:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1737265"},"modified":"2022-11-13T16:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T21:33:03","slug":"syrian-refugee-who-plotted-to-bomb-pittsburgh-church-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-refugee-who-plotted-to-bomb-pittsburgh-church-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Refugee Who Plotted To Bomb Pittsburgh Church Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-refugee-who-plotted-to-bomb-pittsburgh-church-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1737265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to over 17 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his involvement in a plot to bomb a Pittsburgh church.<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 24, of Pittsburgh was sentenced last week to one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS in connection with his plan to attack a church in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlowemer admitted to planning a deadly bombing of a Pittsburgh church in the name of ISIS,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department\u2019s National Security Division, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/man-sentenced-more-17-years-prison-attempting-provide-material-support-isis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> by the Justice Department. \u201cThe National Security Division was created to protect the nation from terrorist threats and we remain vigilant against those who would plot violent attacks on U.S. soil in furtherance of an extreme ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendant\u2019s plan to bomb a Pittsburgh church and risk death or injury to residents in the area in the name of ISIS was thwarted by the extraordinary work of the Pittsburgh Joint Terrorism Task Force,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung for the Western District of Pennsylvania. \u201cOur office will continue to hold accountable individuals who threaten the safety of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alowemer plotted to bomb a church located on the north side of Pittsburgh with an explosive device, according to court records. His stated motivation to conduct such an attack was to support the cause of ISIS and to inspire other ISIS supporters in the United States to join together and commit similar acts in the name of ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian refugee also targeted the church, which he described as a \u201cNigerian Christian\u201d church, to \u201ctake revenge for our [ISIS] brothers in Nigeria.\u201d Alowemer was aware that numerous people in the proximity of the church could be killed by the explosion.\u00a0Alowemer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/pennsylvania-man-pleads-guilty-attempting-provide-material-support-isis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS in relation to his plan to attack a church in Pittsburgh in the Western District of Pennsylvania\u00a0in September of last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guilty plea today by Mustafa Alowemer leaves no question about his intention to commit an act of terrorism against a place of worship,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Mike Nordwall of the FBI\u2019s Pittsburgh Field Office in September 2021.\u00a0\u201cMr. Alowemer will now face the consequences of his elaborate plan to inflict harm on innocent people. I\u2019m proud of FBI Pittsburgh and all of the personnel who worked countless hours to protect the community, and I want to thank all of the agencies that participate in the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Together, we combine our resources to identify and disrupt threats to protect our communities and the nation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2019, Alowemer distributed instructional documents related to the construction and use of explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to an individual Alowemer believed to be a fellow ISIS supporter. The person was instead an undercover FBI employee.\u00a0Between April 16 and June 11, Alowemer met four times in person with FBI undercover workers related to the plot. He was detained during a meeting on June 19, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to over 17 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his involvement in a plot to bomb a Pittsburgh church. 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