![]() In private social media messages, according to the complaint, Alkattoul said his attack would "involve bombings, shootings, and 'maybe' beheadings." He also reportedly expressed hatred of gay people, saying he was also considering an attack on a queer nightclub.Īlkattoul said his attack would be in retaliation for the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, where a white supremacist killed 51 people. He praised terrorists like Osama bin Laden as "heroes" in his screed, and said in a private message he wanted his attack "to be affiliated with AQ. "I am a Muslim with so many regrets but I can assure you this attack is not one of them," he wrote in the document's introduction, promising that "many more attacks like these" would come.Īlkattoul conceived of the attack as an "act of revenge" due to his belief that Jews are "a very powerful group" who "support terror against Muslims," according to the indictment. According to a federal indictment, Alkattoul wrote a document titled "When Swords Collide," in which he wrote about wanting to carry out an attack against Jews, which he shared on social media. ![]()
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