2013 Wichita bomb plot

2013 Wichita bomb plot
Location Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Date December 13, 2013 (UTC−5)
Target Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Attack type
 Suicide bombing,
Islamic terrorism
Weapons Car bomb
Deaths 0
Non-fatal injuries
 0
Assailant Terry Lee Loewen
Motive Extremist Islamic beliefs

A 58-year-old avionics technician, identified as Terry Lee Loewen, was arrested on December 13, 2013, for allegedly planning a suicide bombing at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. Loewen became radicalized after reading extremist Islamic material on the Internet.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Loewen also goes by Terry L. Lane.[8]

Loewen's primary influences were apparently the now-defunct Revolution Muslim website and the late Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.[8] Revolution Muslim has been associated with a number of U.S.-born extremists.[9] Loewen also claimed he was attempting to support al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[8] Three other American citizens have attempted to join AQAP in 2013.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Man Arrested in Wichita Airport Bomb Plot". The Wall Street Journal (Wichita, Kansas). Associated Press. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Williams, Pete (December 13, 2013). "Feds say they disrupted suicide bomb plot by worker at Wichita airport". NBC News. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Airport Terror Plot Busted, Authorities Say". Huffington News (Wichita, Kansas). December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Gilliam, Carey (December 13, 2013). Allen, Vicki; Baum, Bernadette, eds. "Man arrested for plotting to blow up Kansas airport". Reuters. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ Potter, Tim (December 13, 2013). "Wichita man arrested planned suicide bombing at Wichita airport". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "National security charges tied to bomb plot at Wichita airport". The Topeka Capital-Journal. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Eliott (December 13, 2013). "Local man planned suicide attack at Wichita, Kansas, airport, feds say". CNN. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Terry Lee Loewen Planned Airport Bombing For Al Qaeda". Access ADL. ADL.
  9. ↑ "Revolution Muslim Leader Who Threatened Jews Pleads Guilty". Access ADL. ADL.