The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a pipe-bomb found at the scene of the May 10, 2010 attack at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida (ICNEF) in Jacksonville, Florida.
WOKV reports that “The FBI is looking at this case as a possible hate crime, and now they’re analyzing it as a possible act of domestic terrorism. ‘It was a dangerous device, and had anybody been around it they could have been seriously injured or killed,’ says Special Agent James Casey. ‘We want to sort of emphasize the seriousness of the thing and not let people believe that this was just a match and a little bit of gasoline that was spread around.'” WJXT also reports that the FBI characterized the failed attacker as someone with knowledge of explosives, and at this time the suspect is wanted for arson and hate crimes. According to UPI, there were 60 people in the building at the time of the attack. First Coast News in Jacksonville is reporting on the condemnation of the possible terrorist attempt by local and national community leaders.
The FBI has released a surveillance video of the suspect in the May 10, 2010 attack on the Jacksonville, Florida mosque. From the video, the suspect appears to be a middle-aged white man.
Image of May 10 Attacker from Surveillance Videos (Photo: FBI)
Weblink to May 10 surveillance video
Surveillance video was also released of another man entering the mosque in April 2010, who reportedly shouted “stop this blaspheming.” The white male in the April video appears to be different from the suspect in the May 10, 2010 video.
April Surveillance Video Excerpt of Mosque Disruption (Photo: ICNEF Video/WJXT)
Weblink to April surveillance video
The FBI is asking for those with any information on the May 10, 2010 bombing to contact the FBI at 904-248-7000, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500, or CrimeStoppers of Northeast Florida at 866-277-8477.
The FBI Jacksonville web site is at:
http://jacksonville.fbi.gov/index.html
Islamic Center of Northeast Florida (ICNEF) in Jacksonville, Florida (Photo: ICNEF web site)
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