 earlier this year. Police and federal agents executed two search warrants at homes connected to the teen after he was arrested on Friday (Picture: WPVI) KTJ, which operates out of Syria, is responsible for the 2017 attack on the St Petersburg metro in Russia, as well as the 2016 suicide car bombing of the Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The FBI also linked the teenager to a WhatsApp account with profile pictures featuring the banners of the Islamic State and Riyad-us Saliheen Martyrs' Brigade, a Chechen terrorist group. 'This individual was also sending and receiving media containing terrorist propaganda and guidance on committing criminal acts, including how to construct a bomb,' FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Jacqueline Maguire said. The teenager also 'appeared to be taking steps to travel overseas' to join a terrorist group, the special agent said. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the charges against the teen on Monday (Picture: WTXF) 'Most concerning, however, was the evidence that he had access to firearms, and had purchased ite){kind=link}
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A teenager was arrested in Philadelphia for planning a terrorist attack and stockpiling materials to make bombs.
An unidentified 17-year-old was arrested in Philadelphia’s Wynnefield neighborhood on Friday for planning what authorities called a ‘catastrophic terrorist attack.’
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner called the charges ‘the most serious alleged terrorist activity prosecuted in Philadelphia County court in recent history.’
‘The man who is under arrest is, or was, an aspiring terrorist. Who was not merely thinking, but was doing things that are deeply disturbing and presented a gravedanger to everyone,’ Krasner said at a press conference on Monday.