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Jonathan Hunter Kramer ISIL arrest

The DOJ says the detention stopped what was presumably an already prepared attack that could have caused mass casualties. Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 22, was arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack said to be inspired by ISIL ideology. On the internet he went by Hamza al-Rashid. He is from Butler County, Pennsylvania, and the FBI picked him up on September 12. Investigators say that after he left a juvenile facility in March this year, he became active online again under names including Hamza al-Rashid. He claimed connections to ISIL, discussed instructions for building explosive devices, and said he was getting ready for a certain «mission» but required weapons. FBI agents watched him purchase a disposable mobile phone and go to a hunting and sports goods store. He was detained after coming back to a hotel with a rifle and ammunition he had bought. A search turned up a semi-automatic rifle, about 190 rounds, magazines, knives, a prayer rug, and other items.

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Jonathan Hunter Kramer ISIL arrest

The DOJ says the detention stopped what was presumably an already prepared attack that could have caused mass casualties. Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 22, was arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack said to be inspired by ISIL ideology. On the internet he went by Hamza al-Rashid. He is from Butler County, Pennsylvania, and the FBI picked him up on September 12. Investigators say that after he left a juvenile facility in March this year, he became active online again under names including Hamza al-Rashid. He claimed connections to ISIL, discussed instructions for building explosive devices, and said he was getting ready for a certain «mission» but required weapons. FBI agents watched him purchase a disposable mobile phone and go to a hunting and sports goods store. He was detained after coming back to a hotel with a rifle and ammunition he had bought. A search turned up a semi-automatic rifle, about 190 rounds, magazines, knives, a prayer rug, and other items.

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