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Would-Be Terrorist Bomb Suspect Arrested

June 15 2012

Syria

Syrian authorities say they have apprehended a terrorist linked to Al-Qaida who planned to blow himself up in a Damascus mosque, reports UPI.

The suspect, Mohammad Houssam al-Sadaki, "confessed that there are other persons supposed to explode themselves in a number of Damascus mosques today during Friday prayers," according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency.

The suspect allegedly planned to attack al-Rifae Mosque during noon prayers when it would be crowded.

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