Cleveland man arrested for allegedly planning July Fourth terror attack

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published 2 July 2018

FBI agents on Sunday arrested a man allegedly planning a Fourth of July terror attack in downtown Cleveland.

Demetrius Pitts, 48, was charged with attempting to support the terrorist group al Qaeda, per an FBI affidavit obtained by WKYC. In June, Pitts allegedly discussed bombing Cleveland's July Fourth fireworks display with an undercover agent posing as an al Qaeda member.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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