Seattle man arrested after allegedly threatening mosque

Police arrest a man in Seattle Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly threatened a local mosque.
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A 37-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in Seattle after the FBI told police he made threats against a local mosque.

The unidentified man posted online threats early Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department said, and he claimed to have recently bought an assault rifle and extra ammunition. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a SWAT team and hostage negotiators arrested the man at his home, following an incident the police department described as a "standoff," ABC News reports. Police said the man has been contacted before by authorities investigating harassment and threats against another mosque.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.