PITTSBURGH — A Syrian refugee accused of planning a terror attack at a Pittsburgh church pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday.
Mustafa Alowemer, 21, who just graduated from Brashear High School in June, is charged in connection with alleged plans to carry out the attack in the name of ISIS, according to federal investigators.
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Breaking: Pittsburgh man accused of plotting to bomb Northside church in name of Isis appears in federal court and pleads not guilty to federal charges. Details at 5. #wpxi
— Rick Earle (@WPXIRickEarle) July 24, 2019
Alowemer allegedly purchased items to make bombs, which he said he planned to deliver to the Legacy International Worship Center in the Perry South neighborhood in July, authorities said.
Watch the report from Channel 11's Rick Earle above to see what happened when he tried to speak with Alowemer's family after the hearing.
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