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Déjà vu terrorism case: American-born Jihadist plotted bombing in Baltimore

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caption id alignalignleft width210 caption Another homegrown terrorist was captured attempting to bomb a target. Photo Police Timesimg srchttpcdn2b.examiner.comsitesdefaultfilesstyleslargehashfc23arrest14.jpg alt Another homegrown terrorist was captured attempting to bomb a target. Photo Police Times width210 height170 captionA Baltimore manwas arrested and charged in an alleged plot to bomb a military recruitingstation in suburban Maryland onWednesday in a case that mirrorsa recent terrorism plot in Oregon.Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, was charged with attempting to murder federal officers and employees and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction against federal property in a scheme to attack an Armed Forces recruiting station in Catonsville, Maryland, a Baltimore suburb,divThe 21year old Martinez was taken into custody after he was observed inspecting the bombs components in the back of a vehicle just prior to his attempt to detonate the device by remote in the recruiting centers parking lot. The device was inert and was supplied to the wouldbe bomber by an undercover FBI informant,according to a report obtained bythe National Association of Chiefs of PolicesTerrorism Committee.divdivMartinez, an American citizen,was advised of the formal charges against him on Wednesdayin U.S. District Court in Baltimore before U.S. Magistrate Judge James K. Bredar for the alleged bombing attempt.divdivFBI officials stated thatthe public was never in harms way because the people Mr. Martinez asked to help carry out his attack actually were working with the FBI.divMartinez allegedly began plotting the bombing with undercover agents in September, after authorities were alerted to Martinezs Facebook page, on which he had posted a message that said he hates people who oppose Allah and his prophet.Martinez faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for attempting to murder federal officers and employees and life in prison for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction against federal property, officials said.strongDeja Vu Terror CasestrongAccording to authorities, this latest attempted terror bombing almost mirrors a case of terrorismin which U.S. counterterrorists nailed a Somali national after he attempted to blow up an improvised explosive device at a Christmas tree lighting celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, on November 27.divdivFBI agentsand Portland cops thwartedthe teenagers plot to blow upa van full of explosives at a crowdedvenue.According to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Polices Terrorism Committee, the Somaliteens IEDwas a fake device supplied by undercover agents and civilians were never in danger.divThe terror suspect, 19year old MohamedOsman Mohamud, was captured on late Friday afternoon after dialing a cellular phone he believed would detonate a large explosion at the Christmas ceremony. At that point, FBI agents and local police officers swarmed the suspect.divdivThe FBIreport thatdescribed the counterterrorism investigation reveals that the suspectplotted the attack for months, going as far as mailing bomb components to FBI undercover agents who told Mohamud they would build a deadly explosive device for him to use in his terror plot.divdivIn their report, FBI agents stated that the Somali teenagerwas warned several times about the seriousness of his plan, that women and children could be killed, and that he could back out, but he told agents Since I was 15 I thought about all this and Its gonna be a fireworks show ... a spectacular show.divdivU.S. authorities charged the naturalized citizen with attempted use of a WMD weapon of mass destruction.div