A 21-year-old Muslim has been arrested by the FBI for attempting to bomb a military recruiting station in Catonsville with a "bomb" supplied by federal agents (link).
Federal authorities say Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, attempted to detonate what he believed to be a vehicle bomb this morning at the Armed Forces Career Center in the 5400 block of Baltimore National Pike.A recent convert. Catonsville is part of the Baltimore metro area. Although there appears not to be a mosque in Catonsville itself, there is no shortage Islamic centers in Baltimore where radicalizing Muslim converts could take place.
Court records paint Martinez as obsessed with Jihad and intent on punishing the military. He praised Nidal Hassan, the U.S. Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, and discussed obtaining weapons and shooting up military installations, records show.
In November, he was observed on a public computer in Woodlawn viewing videos of Osama bin Laden and an Iraqi martyrdom. He discussed in public postings on his Facebook page how the "reign of oppression is about 2 cease."
Kudos to the FBI for their work!
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