FBI Arrests Milwaukee Man Who Planned Attack On Masonic Temple

A candle that bears the Freemasonry symbol is pictured in the temple of the Masonic lodge 'Zu den ehernen Saeulen' (lit. To the bronze pillars) in Dresden, Germany, 03 June 2015. The four cardinal principles of Free... A candle that bears the Freemasonry symbol is pictured in the temple of the Masonic lodge 'Zu den ehernen Saeulen' (lit. To the bronze pillars) in Dresden, Germany, 03 June 2015. The four cardinal principles of Freemasonry are freedom, equality, fraternity, tolerance and humanitarianism. Photo by: Arno Burgi/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal officials in Milwaukee say they have arrested a 23-year-old man who planned to attack a Masonic temple.

They say the FBI was tipped in September that the man had planned to travel to Israel to attack Israeli soldiers and citizens in the West Bank, but abandoned the plan as too difficult and later decided on a domestic attack.

A criminal affidavit says the man toured a Masonic center in Milwaukee on Jan. 19 and was tape-recorded discussing his plans to attack it in the name of “defending Muslim religion.” The affidavit says he was arrested Monday after buying machine guns and silencers from two undercover FBI employees.

He is charged with unlawfully possessing a machine gun and unlawfully receiving and possessing unregistered firearms.

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