US Federal agents report the arrest of a man who was planning an attack against the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in S. Florida. According to local media reports, federal agents set up a sting to apprehend the suspect, who they learned was planning to use an explosive device in the attack against the Jewish Center. The attack was planned for Friday night, the last day of Pesach.

The federal agents posed as terrorists and this led to the apprehension of the suspect. The suspected wanted to throw some kind of bomb over the wall and this could have R”L led to catastrophic results on a crowded Friday night.

It is stressed that the members of the Jewish Center were never in danger as the plot was thwarted prior to implementation – the result of the proactive steps taken by FBI agents. No details regarding the identity of the suspect are being released at this time.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)