Latino accused in plot to detonate bomb on Florida beach

*The suspect was arrested when he was receiving bomb making materials from a FBI informant. VL


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[tweet_dis]A 23-year-old Hispanic was arrested and charged with preparing to detonate a bomb on a beach in Key West[/tweet_dis] by remote control, the FBI announced Tuesday.

[pullquote]Suarez bought nails and other items necessary for building a shrapnel bomb.[/pullquote]

The bureau said that Harlem Suarez, who declared himself to be a member of the Islamic State terrorist organization, was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with intending to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Suarez, who said he called himself “Almlak Benitez,” was arrested on Monday, according to the FBI, which has been monitoring him since April when it detected extremist posts on his Facebook page in which he was praising the IS.

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