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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 30 april 2019

POLICE, NAZI wouldn't be able to escape was identified online by the
Continued from Front the blast in the enclosed FBI, he was under surveil-
"The criminal case outlines space. lance around the clock,
a chilling terrorism plot that Eventually, he settled on said Ryan Young, the FBI
developed over the past the idea of planting an im- special agent in charge of
two months and targeted provised explosive device counter terrorism at the Los
innocent Americans that that would be remotely Angeles office.
he expected to gather this triggered or detonated "Our biggest fear is this was
past weekend." by a timer at a white su- a rapid what we call 'radi-
Investigators said Domingo premacist event, investiga- calization to mobilization
posted an online message tors said. The confidential to violence,'" Young said.
March 3 that said "Ameri- source connected him with "Sometimes we get asked
ca needs another Vegas a purported bomb maker 'What keeps you up at
event," an apparent ref- who was actually an un- night?' This is a case that
erence to the 2017 mass dercover police officer. keeps us up at night."
shooting that killed 59. He Domingo bought 8 pounds While Domingo had ap- FBI Special Agent Ryan Young, center, is flanked by United
States Attorney Nick Hanna, left, and LAPD Chief Michel Moore
allegedly said it would (3.6 kilograms) of nails long peared committed to carry during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, April 29,
spark civil unrest to weaken enough to puncture inter- out the plot, court papers 2019.
"America by giving them nal organs and provided portray him as suddenly Associated Press
a taste of the terror they them to the bomb maker, reluctant as the bomb plot
gladly spread all over the though the resulting con- came together. the confidential source he bomb maker that the plan
world." traption contained only He told the others he wanted to think about it for was on. The two referred
After Domingo began to inert materials, authorities thought were his confeder- a night. to the bombs as "presents"
discuss seeking revenge for said. ates they should consider "Let's just sleep on it," he they needed to wrap for a
the March 15 attacks that If he survived the planned postponing so he could fin- said, according to court party.
killed 50 people at New bombing, Domingo alleg- ish reading the Quran and papers. "If we're still as mo- "Keep the presents some-
Zealand mosques, a con- edly discussed launching experience the Muslim holy tivated ... I'll give the go- where safe lol," Domingo
fidential source who has further attacks on the Long month of Ramadan begin- ahead." wrote back Friday morn-
worked with the FBI since Beach Port or on a train. ning in May. The next day he sent a ing before making plans to
2013 began chatting with The plot was thwarted just Last Wednesday, he told message to the supposed meet that night.q
him about his plans. two days ahead of the
Domingo said he had an event, investigators said,
assault rifle, semi-automat- when an FBI SWAT team
ic rifle and several maga- arrested Domingo after
zines of ammunition. He he was given the pressure
discussed picking off Jews cookers and surveyed Bluff
walking to synagogue, Park in Long Beach, where
shooting police officers or the rally was supposed to
attacking a church or mili- happen.
tary base, according to in- White nationalists, how-
vestigators. ever, never showed up at
When the source asked him the park Sunday. Instead,
how he planned to carry a large group of counter
out violence without get- protesters demonstrated
ting caught, court records for peace.
said Domingo replied: Phone and email messag-
"Martyrdom, bro." es seeking comment from
He also allegedly discussed the public defender repre-
killing a neighbor he was senting Domingo were not
upset with as a prelude immediately returned. A
to broader violence and voicemail left at a phone
later contemplated bomb- number listed for Domingo
ing the Santa Monica Pier, was not returned.
where he said a summer Domingo is believed to
attack on the crowded have acted alone and au-
tourist spot would maximize thorities said the public was
casualties because people not at risk. After Domingo