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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Accused would-be Florida synagogue bomber pleads not guilty
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA South Florida man pleads not guilty to the charge that he plotted to bomb a Miami-area synagogue.
The plea is entered in federal court by the court-appointed attorney for James Medina.
Medina, 40, from Hollywood, a convert to Islam, is arrested by the FBI on April 29 while approaching the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center with what he believed was a bomb, furnished by an FBI informant.
Medina’s family and attorney say he is mentally ill and was previously committed to a psychiatric hospital.
— JTA
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