FBI Identifies Extremist In Threat To NJ Synagogues

The New York Times reports:

Hours after issuing a rare warning about a security threat at New Jersey synagogues, the FBI identified a man who holds “radical extremist views,” a federal official told faith leaders Friday morning.

“He no longer poses a threat to the community at this time,” James E. Dennehy, the special agent in charge of the F.B.I.’s Newark office, said during a morning conference call with state and federal law enforcement officials and more than 500 Jewish leaders.

The F.B.I.’s Newark office released an unusual warning on social media Thursday afternoon that it had received “credible information of a broad threat to synagogues” in New Jersey.

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Breaking News: The FBI said it had identified a suspect who holds “extremist views” hours after warning of a security threat at New Jersey synagogues. https://t.co/Lr4ilxOEsV

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