FBI: Florida ISIS sympathizer charged in bomb plot

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
A Florida man described as an ISIS sympathizer is under arrest, accused of plotting an attack on a beach.

Authorities say 23-year-old Harlem Suarez planned to bury a backpack bomb full of nails in the sand and detonate it using his phone.
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Federal officials arrested him after he allegedly accepted a fake bomb from the FBI.

Suarez recently converted to Islam.

One of his Facebook friends tipped off authorities after he posted statements promoting ISIS.
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