Arrest successful attempted Tel Aviv embassy bombing
A 28-year-old antheral was arrested for allegedly trying to firebomb the U.S. embassy subdivision successful Tel Aviv, Israel, earlier this period and making threats against President Trump, federal prosecutors said Sunday.
Joseph Neumayer, who has U.S. and German citizenship, was taken into custody astatine John F. Kennedy Airport successful New York City by FBI peculiar agents aft helium was deported from Israel.
According to the prosecutors, Neumayer traveled to Israel successful April. On May 19, helium arrived astatine the U.S. Embassy successful Tel Aviv carrying a backpack. Without provocation, Neumayer allegedly spat astatine an embassy defender arsenic helium walked by and was capable to fly arsenic the defender attempted to detain him. He near his backpack extracurricular the embassy aft the tussle.
A hunt of the backpack recovered 3 Molotov cocktails inside.
Local instrumentality enforcement tracked down the 28-year-old astatine his hotel, wherever helium was arrested.
A look astatine the U.S. Embassy subdivision bureau successful Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protestation against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authorities connected Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
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Investigators recovered that earlier helium traveled to the embassy, Neumayer allegedly posted connected societal media: "join maine arsenic I pain down the embassy successful Tel Aviv. Death to America, decease to Americans, and f***k the west." Authorities said that Neumayer besides posted threatening messages connected societal media targeting President Trump.
Israel deported Neumayer connected Sunday.
After his apprehension successful New York City, Neumayer was charged with attempting to destroy, by means of occurrence oregon explosive, the U.S. Embassy. If convicted, helium faces up to 20 years successful prison.
"This suspect is charged with readying a devastating onslaught targeting our embassy successful Israel, threatening decease to Americans, and President Trump's life," Attorney General Pamela Bondi successful a statement. "The Department volition not tolerate specified unit and volition prosecute this suspect to the fullest grade of the law."
FBI Director Kash Patel said successful a connection that Neumayer's alleged actions were "despicable and violent" and "will not beryllium tolerated astatine location oregon abroad."
Lucia Suarez Sang is an subordinate managing exertion astatine CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the manager of integer contented astatine FOX61 News successful Connecticut and has antecedently written for outlets including FoxNews.com, Fox News Latino and the Rutland Herald.
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