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A Florida man who pledged allegiance to ISIS and distributed an educational video about the manufacture of explosives online was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week.
Romeo Xavier Langhorn pleaded guilty to providing material assistance to ISIS last year after being arrested in 2019.
A 32-year-old woman based in St. Augustine and also associated with Roanoke, Virginia, initially pledged loyalty to ISIS in 2014 and reaffirmed support for terrorist organizations in 2018 and 2019.
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Langhorn will begin communicating with undercover agents disguised as members of ISIS in early 2019, sharing plans to produce a video on the production of a deadly explosive called triacetonetriperoxide (TATP). Did.
According to the Director of National Intelligence, TATP, sometimes referred to as the “Mother of the Devil,” is a homemade explosive that is common among terrorist groups because of its cheap precursors.
Langhorn tells FBI agents a bomb-making video to “arm ISIS supporters and others who know how to create TATP to support ISIS and use it for terrorism-related purposes.” Said I wanted to create. Central Florida.
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The FBI created a video from Langhorn’s instructions using the TATP’s Inactive Prescription, which does not actually explode, and Langhorn uploaded it to its website in November 2019. He was arrested a few days later.
“While this dangerous person’s willingness to make great efforts to harm innocent Americans has always been very realistic, the FBI Jacksonville Joint Terrorist Task Force has, with hard work and determination, his It confused the plan early and our community. ”