FBI arrests man it says was plotting July 4 attack in downtown Cleveland
The FBI in Cleveland has arrested a 48-year-old man it says was planning a July 4 attack in the city’s downtown, authorities said.
The man — Demetrius N. Pitts, who also used the names Abdur Raheem Rahfeeq and Salahadeen Osama Waleed — was taken into custody Sunday and charged with attempted material support of a foreign terrorist organization. He was expected to appear in federal court later Monday.
According to an FBI affidavit, Pitts had extensive discussions with someone he believed to be working for the al-Qaeda terrorist network about attacking the city — possibly with a remote control car equipped with a bomb or a van laced with explosives — and considered himself more of a planner or scout than an on-the-ground attacker.
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