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Report: U.S. Doctor Planned To Destroy Muslim Center, Mosques
FLORIDA,
August 24 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A podiatrist, arrested
after authorities found guns and explosives in his home, planned to
destroy an Islamic education center and dozens of mosques, court
documents alleged Friday, August 23, reported a U.S. daily newspaper.
According
to the Washington Post, deputies searching Dr. Robert J.
Goldstein's home near St. Petersburg found up to 40 weapons, 30
explosive devices, a list of about 50 Islamic worship centers in
Florida and detailed plans to bomb an Islamic education center,
according to a complaint filed Friday.
"Set
timers for approximately 15-20 minutes to allow for enough time to get
out of area, but to confirm explosions has (sic) been
successful," reads an outline of the attack, according to court
documents. "The amount of explosives should be ample to take down
the building(s)."
Police
believe Goldstein planned to use VCR tapes and walkie-talkies to hide
explosive devices or detonators, sheriff's Detective Cal Dennie said,
the Post added.
Goldstein,
37, was charged Friday with possession of a non-registered destructive
device and attempting to use an explosive to damage and destroy
Islamic centers. He was being held without bond Friday night at
Hillsborough County jail, the paper added.
The
Post said that U.S. Police authorities found the explosives and
evacuated residents in Goldstein's town house complex Thursday night
after his mother called police. She had asked them to check on the
home after his wife, Kristi Goldstein, called her and said they were
having marital problems, Dennie said.
The
Police found explosive devices including hand grenades and a 5-gallon
gasoline bomb with a timer and a wire attached, Dennie said, reported
the Post.
“If
one of those bombs were to have gone off, that townhouse would have
been destroyed," ATF Agent Carlos Baixauli said, adding that,
"If the others exploded, we would have lost most of that
townhouse complex."
According
to court documents, the template for the bombing outlined details
including what Goldstein would wear, how he could get rid of
fingerprints and how he would engage in hand-to-hand combat if
necessary, said the Post.
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