FBI: Dearborn Heights ISIS supporter planned to attack Detroit church

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FBI: Dearborn Heights ISIS supporter planned to attack Detroit church

By Shawn Ley - Reporter

Posted: 6:45 PM, February 05, 2016

Updated: 9:21 PM, February 05, 2016

In conversation's between Abu-Rayyan and the undercover agent, Abu-Rayyan described his desire to commit a martyrdom operation.

The complaint filed in federal court doesn’t specify which Detroit church he was allegedly planning to attack, only that it was close and could seat 6,000 members.

The complaint quotes Abu-Rayyan saying:

“It's easy, and a lot of people go there. Plus people are not allowed to carry guns in church. Plus it would make the news. Everybody would've heard. Honestly I regret not doing it. If I can't do jihad in the Middle East, I would do my jihad over here."

He had also told the undercover agent that a church would be an easy target because people are not allowed to carry guns there and that it would make the news.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/dearborn-heights-isis-supporter-planned-to-attack-detroit-church

(bolding mine)

I think we can lay to rest, the debate of whether or not those with bad intentions evaluate potential targets using "gun free" as one of their criteria.

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