A man was arrested for purchasing two machine guns and a silencer.

Milwaukee Man Arrested for Planning to be ‘Known the World Over’

Share:

A Milwaukee man who authorities said was planning to kill dozens of people in a mass shooting at a Masonic temple has been arrested and charged with possession of two machine guns and a silencer, federal officials said on Tuesday. 

Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, told two people who turned out to be FBI confidential sources that he planned to carry out the shooting at a Masonic temple in Milwaukee in an attack that would be “known the world over” and in order to “ignite broader clashes,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. 

Authorities did not indicate whether Hamzeh is a U.S. citizen. He was arrested on Monday after he bought the two machine guns and a silencer from undercover FBI agents during a meeting that included the FBI sources, authorities said. 

The officials said Hamzeh had been under investigation since September and had first considered an attack on Israelis in the West Bank but decided instead to plan an attack in the United States. He abandoned that plan because of family, financial and logistical reasons, according to a criminal complaint. 

Hamzeh enlisted the help of two people he did not know were confidential sources for the FBI, and the trio had conversations in Arabic about plans to attack the temple, prosecutors said. 

“We are Muslims, defending Muslim religion, we are on our own …,” he said, according to the complaint. 

On Jan. 19, the three practiced firing a handgun at a range and then took a guided tour of the Masonic temple to learn when and where people would be meeting, the criminal complaint said. 

Hamzeh told the others they each needed to have a machine gun and a silencer, the Justice Department said. 

During their discussions about the attack, Hamzeh said he envisioned one person guarding the temple’s main door while the others went upstairs to kill people in a meeting, according to authorities. 

“I am telling you, if this hit is executed, it will be known all over the world,” Hamzeh told the sources, according to the Justice Department. “Sure, all over the world, all the mujahedeen will be talking and they will be proud of us.” 

A Masonic temple is a meeting place for Masons, members of a fraternal organization. {eoa}

© 2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.

Share:

Leave a Reply


More Spiritual Content
Top of the Week: The Man in the Red Hat Prophecy Revealed
Amanda Grace and Donné Clement Petruska: Trump Prophecies Fulfilled
Open Season on Jews: Renewed Antisemitism Sparks Global Outcry
Katie Souza, Alan DiDio on the Biblical Truth of Prosperity
Is Donald Trump God’s Chosen ‘Cyrus’ to Rebuild the Temple?
Isaiah Saldivar: Is Your Sickness Spiritual?
Greg Locke Prophecy: The Time of Pouring is Coming
Serpent Spirits, Drop Dead!
Did the CIA Really Find the Ark of the Covenant?
This Is Why Trump’s Appointments Will Not Be Blocked
previous arrow
next arrow
Shadow

Most Popular Posts

Latest Videos
76.2K Subscribers
994 Videos
7.5M Views
Share