FBI: Florida ISIS sympathizer charged in bomb plot

WPVI logo
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
VIDEO: Isis sympathizer charged in bomb plot
A Florida man described as an ISIS sympathizer is under arrest, accused of plotting an attack on a beach.

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.



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.

Copyright © 2025 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.