http://heavy.com/news/2017/10/michael-christopher-estes-asheville-airport-bomber-suspect/
A 46-year-old man is facing federal charges accusing him of leaving a jar filled with explosives at a North Carolina airport as part of a war he pledged to fight on U.S. soil.
Michael Christopher Estes was arrested October 7 and charged with attempted malicious use of explosive materials and unlawful possession of explosive materials in an airport, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
The improvised explosive device, or IED, was found inside a jar at the Asheville Regional Airport about 7 a.m. on October 6, the FBI said in the complaint. Bomb technicians from the Asheville Police Department rendered the device safe. The baggage claim and lobby area of the airport were evacuated and shut down for about 2 hours. No one was injured.
also at USA Today and The Independent
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday October 15 2017, @09:01PM (1 child)
Almost all of the "terrorists" the FBI catches are the result of stings/entrapment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html [nytimes.com]
As you can imagine, it is much easier than intercepting a terrorist, mass shooter, or whatever.
This case might be real since it is hard to imagine the FBI would let him shut down air traffic for 2 hours even with a dud bomb. But it is on them to prove that they weren't in contact with the suspect.
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Sunday October 15 2017, @11:28PM
Hear, hear.