The FBI foiled an attempted mass shooting at a Masonic lodge in Milwaukee, in the US state of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
According to prosecutors, Samy Mohamed Hamzeh and two accomplices came up with a detailed plan to attack Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center. "We are Muslims, defending Muslim religion, we are on our own, my dear, we have organized our own group," said Hamzeh.
He also claimed that "Such operations will increase in America, when they hear about it. The people will be scared and the operations will increase, and there will be problems all over,... this will lead to people clashing with each other. This way we will be igniting it. I mean we are marching at the front of the war."
The prosecutors also noted that Hamzeh initially intended to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians in Judea and Samaria, but changed his mind due to logistical challenges.