Man arrested for plotting murder of U.S. troops in NYNovember 21, 2011 - 09:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New York authorities announced they had arrested and charged a U.S. Al-Qaeda sympathizer for plotting to build pipe bombs to kill government workers and returning US troops, AFP reported. City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, a native of the Dominican Republic who became a U.S. citizen and converted to Islam, had gleaned his bomb-making knowledge from an online magazine published by slain radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi. One of the articles published by the magazine was titled "How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom." Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday, November 20, Pimentel was targeting police, postal facilities and others and said he was a "lone wolf" without affiliation to foreign terrorist organizations. "He was not part of a larger conspiracy," said the mayor. Kelly said Pimentel, though not affiliated with an outside group, was a follower of Awlaqi, who was killed in a US raid earlier this year. "He talked about changing his name to Osama Hussein, to celebrate his heroes, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein," Kelly said. While living for a few years in Schenectady, New York, Kelly said Pimentel "made even some of his like-minded friends nervous by his extremism." Pimentel "talked about killing U.S. servicemen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, particularly US army and Marine Corps personnel. He talked about bombing post offices in and around Washington Heights and police cars in New York City, as well as a police station in New Jersey," the police chief said. The suspect, said Kelly at a press conference late Sunday, "planned to test the effectiveness of the bombs by planting them in mailboxes and detonating them." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |