"The four suspects were arrested Friday as they were testing explosives in the desert east of Los Angeles, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said during a news conference. Officials showed reporters surveillance aerial footage of the four suspects moving a large black object in the desert to a table shortly before their arrests. In the criminal complaint, the four suspects named are Audrey Illeene Carroll, 30; Zachary Aaron Page, 32; Dante Gaffield, 24; and Tina Lai, 41."
"Essayli said Carroll last month created a detailed plan to bomb five or more locations across Southern California on New Year's Eve and were trying to hit multiple companies. He declined to name the companies but described them as Amazon-type logistical centers. Carroll's bomb plot was explicit, Essayli said. It included step-by-step instructions to build IEDs and listed multiple targets across Orange County and Los Angeles."
Federal authorities arrested four people in Southern California after they were found testing explosives in the desert east of Los Angeles. The suspects are Audrey Illeene Carroll, 30; Zachary Aaron Page, 32; Dante Gaffield, 24; and Tina Lai, 41, all from the Los Angeles area. Officials identified the group as an offshoot of a pro-Palestinian organization dubbed the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Each faces charges including conspiracy and possession of a destructive device, with additional charges expected. Investigators say Carroll created a detailed plan to bomb five or more locations, targeting Amazon-type logistical centers using backpacks filled with explosive devices set to detonate simultaneously on New Year's Eve.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]