Fox News – by Todd StarnesA teenage Russian national was arrested late Friday on charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, police in Altoona, Pa. said.
Blair County Prison confirmed to Fox News that Vladislav Miftakhov, 19, is in custody.
Altoon Mayor Matthew Pacifico said Miftakjov is a student at Penn State University Altoona.
He is charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction, risking a catastrophe, possessing instruments of crime, prohibited offensive weapons, incendiary devices, recklessly endangering another person, and several drug-related charges.
Officers had been investigating an alleged marijuana growing operation when they discovered the alleged bomb, according to a statement posted on the police department’s Facebook page.
They said the bomb was found inside a suitcase along with “assorted bomb making materials.”
“The bomb was safely deconstructed by experts from the Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Squad,” the statement read.
Miftakhov allegedly told investigators he bought the bomb-making materials online over the past few weeks.
Police did not release any details about a possible motive or possible targets.
Mayor Pacifico said the city had “quite a scare.”
“This is something you hear about in big cities or movies, but not something you would think would happen in a place like Altoona,” he told Fox News.
The Altoona Police Department said federal agencies had been notified and are assisting with the investigation.
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“Miftakhov allegedly told investigators he bought the bomb-making materials online over the past few weeks.”
That one sentence makes this whole story stink of propaganda. I’m going to bet right now that this entire incident was staged by the FBI to demonize the terrible, scary, and criminal-filled internet, and induce the population to accept government control of it.
You can buy bomb-making materials in any supermarket and/or hardware store.
Russians in Russia are trying very hard to be like americans. I know. I’ve seen it with my own eyes over a long period of time. They are trying to get their own gun rights back like they had under the CZAR. If this lad was messing with stuff that goes “POP”, or even “BOOM”, I seriously doubt that he was going to do anything to hurt a soul. Wildlife maybe in the boon docks somewhere. My grandparents did as lads as did their parents and their grandparents. No victim. No crime. Period. What someone could do is not good enough reason to arrest anyone. He did nothing.
FBI are lieing, thieving, murdering domestic baby burning terrorists. This we all know. This is propaganda and saber rattling at best and is not meant for Patriots but for the generally dumb public. It is important to track names and faces for the future to spring political prisoners as the opportunities arise in the future. Also important is the names and faces of the bad actors pulling all this false flag crap.
“Officers had been investigating an alleged marijuana growing operation when they discovered the alleged bomb, according to a statement posted on the police department’s Facebook page.”
They did say “ALLEGED bomb”, at least.
More smoke & mirrors for the dog & pony show.