IP: Jewish Militant Arrested in L.A. Bomb Plot

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Jewish Militant Arrested in L.A. Bomb Plot

By REUTERS

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chairman of the militant Jewish Defense League 
and a follower have been arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a major Los 
Angeles area mosque and the office of a Republican California congressman, 
among other targets, federal officials said on Wednesday.
JDL Chairman Irv Rubin, 56 and group member Earl Krugel, 59, who were 
arrested on Tuesday night, were charged with conspiring to bomb the King 
Fahd Mosque in the Los Angeles suburb of Culver City, the offices of 
Southern California Congressman Darrell Issa, who is the grandson of 
Lebanese immigrants and the Muslim Public Affairs Council office in the 
Mid-Wilshire section of Los Angeles.

``Last night's arrests confirm that we meant what we said: if you cross the 
line from expressing your political or religious beliefs to committing 
violent acts against those whose beliefs are offensive to you, then you 
will likely end up facing federal prosecution on charges carrying extremely 
long prison sentences,'' said John Gordon, U.S. Attorney for California's 
Central District.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-crime-jdl.html

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