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| U.S. Airport Worker Arrested for Car Bomb Plot |
| 2013-12-14 |
[An Nahar] U.S. authorities tossed in the calabooseYou have the right to remain silent... an aviation worker Friday in an apparent sting operation after he tried to explode what he thought was a boom-mobile at an airport in the state of Kansas. Terry Lee Loewen, 58, was apprehended as part of an undercover investigation when he arrived at Wichita airport. The avionics technician had been under investigation for several months by a terrorism task force in Wichita. "Those explosives were inert and it was not a bomb that would ever explode," U.S. attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom told news hounds. Grissom did not reveal where Loewen had obtained the inert bomb. In previous similar cases undercover officers have supplied suspects with bomb-making materials. He was charged with trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, trying to damage property with explosives and trying to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. "At no time was the airport perimeter breached, and ... at no time was any citizen or a member of the traveling public in any type of danger," Grissom said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 One of these days, a group is going to 'accept' all this assistance from these LEO forces, replace the inert explosives with real ones and then wait to be arrested and as they're huddled around, go kaboom. Honestly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2013-12-14 20:05 |
| #7 Interestingly, this case and 'sting operation' was reported to have taken years to build. Somewhat ironic, even with the assistance of Russian intelligence, the same law enforcement effort was evidently not available for the Boston bombing and Tsarnaev bros. Coincidence ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-14 16:27 |
| #6 Since it was the agents who supplied him with the material for the bomb, his lawyer will just scream "entrapment", and he might walk. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-12-14 16:16 |
| #5 .....unlike Operation Fast and Furious, "At no time was the airport perimeter breached, and ... at no time was any citizen or a member of the traveling public in any type of danger," Grissom said. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-14 16:01 |
| #4 So what's the matter with this dumb bastid? He doesn't look (or act) like the brightest bulb in the box. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-12-14 15:58 |
| #3 The LSM is doing its usual tip toe dance around this one: 5 facts you need to know about Terry Lee Loewen The headlines: He's a self proclaimed jihadist. He wants to be a martyr. He's sent money to jihadist organizations. He's been planning this for 5 months. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2013-12-14 11:58 |
| #2 These militant Lutherans are a menace! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-12-14 11:07 |
| #1 The plot's been brewing for months. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2013-12-14 10:36 |