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FBI Arrests Florida Man Who Threatened To Firebomb And Shoot Whoever Is At Islamic Centers

Authorities say Martin Alan Schnitzler, 43, threatened to firebomb an Islamic center in Florida shortly after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa reported in a statement that Schnitzler called the Islamic Society of Pinellas County last Friday and left a voicemail saying he was going to the center to "firebomb you and shoot whoever is there," according to CBS.

FBI agents arrested Schnitzler on Tuesday and charged him with making a telephonic threat to kill, injure or intimidate using fire or an explosive.

The Islamic Society of St. Petersburg also received threatening messages.

According to the FBI's Tampa field office spokesman, Dave Couvertier, the calls came from the same person, who was identified and interviewed over the weekend, however, he said investigators found no actual plans to carry out acts of violence.

Hatem Jaber, a volunteer and teacher at the St. Petersburg mosque, says the caller threatened to "firebomb" the mosque and also said Friday's attacks in Paris were "the last straw."

Police identified Schnitzler via the cell phone he used to place the call.

Schnitzler said during questioning over the weekend that he was "very mad" about the terror attacks and had searched on the Internet for Islam and Pinellas county.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/11/ffbi-arrests-florida-man-who-threatened

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1. at least they caught the terrorist.

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2. Nobody could have predicted . . .

How could anyone have possibly predicted that amping up the fear-o-meter to 11 would cause an unstable individual or two to go tottering off the deep end? Luckily in this case, Mr. Schnitzler was enough of a loudmouth to tell his intended victims what he was planning to do. The next fellow might not be quite so courteous.