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Man faces weapons charges for planned mass shooting in Milwaukee
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Feb 9, 2016 11:38am EST
Man faces weapons charges for planned mass shooting in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE | BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
A Milwaukee man who authorities say planned to kill dozens of people in a mass shooting at a local Masonic temple is to face weapons charges in federal court on Tuesday.
Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, is to appear in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he is charged with possession of two machineguns and a silencer, according to online court records. He was arrested last month.
Hamzeh, a U.S. citizen, told two people who turned out to be FBI confidential sources that he was planning to use the weapons in an attack on a Milwaukee temple that would be "known the world over" in order to "ignite broader clashes," according to court records.
Hamzeh was under investigation since September, when he was considering an attack on Israelis in the West Bank. He abandoned that plan and began plotting an attack in the United States, according to a criminal complaint against him.
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Man faces weapons charges for planned mass shooting in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE | BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
A Milwaukee man who authorities say planned to kill dozens of people in a mass shooting at a local Masonic temple is to face weapons charges in federal court on Tuesday.
Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, is to appear in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he is charged with possession of two machineguns and a silencer, according to online court records. He was arrested last month.
Hamzeh, a U.S. citizen, told two people who turned out to be FBI confidential sources that he was planning to use the weapons in an attack on a Milwaukee temple that would be "known the world over" in order to "ignite broader clashes," according to court records.
Hamzeh was under investigation since September, when he was considering an attack on Israelis in the West Bank. He abandoned that plan and began plotting an attack in the United States, according to a criminal complaint against him.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-wisconsin-idUSKCN0VI1K8
