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Jason Dunn, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, in a news conference Tuesday described Holzer’s alleged crimes as “an imminent threat of domestic terrorism.”
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"Mr. Holzer repeatedly expressed his hatred of Jewish people and his support of a racial holy war,” Dunn said. “After being contacted by undercover FBI agents posing as fellow white supremacists, Mr. Holzer indicated that he wanted to do something that would let Jewish people in the Pueblo community know that they are not welcome, and that, according to him, they should leave or they will die.”
Dunn said Holzer wanted to use explosive devices to “destroy” Temple Emmanuel in Pueblo. The synagogue was built in 1900 and is on the National Register of Historical Places. It has a small congregation, reports the Colorado Sun.
In September, an undercover FBI agent began communicating with Holzer through a Facebook account that portrayed her as a white female in support of white supremacist ideology, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by CBS Denver. Holzer reportedly told the agent he was “a skinhead” and former member of the Ku Klux Klan. He also sent photos showing himself wearing clothing featuring white supremacy symbols, the affidavit said.
FBI: Suspected white supremacist wanted to blow up Colorado synagogue
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"Mr. Holzer repeatedly expressed his hatred of Jewish people and his support of a racial holy war,” Dunn said. “After being contacted by undercover FBI agents posing as fellow white supremacists, Mr. Holzer indicated that he wanted to do something that would let Jewish people in the Pueblo community know that they are not welcome, and that, according to him, they should leave or they will die.”
Dunn said Holzer wanted to use explosive devices to “destroy” Temple Emmanuel in Pueblo. The synagogue was built in 1900 and is on the National Register of Historical Places. It has a small congregation, reports the Colorado Sun.
In September, an undercover FBI agent began communicating with Holzer through a Facebook account that portrayed her as a white female in support of white supremacist ideology, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by CBS Denver. Holzer reportedly told the agent he was “a skinhead” and former member of the Ku Klux Klan. He also sent photos showing himself wearing clothing featuring white supremacy symbols, the affidavit said.
FBI: Suspected white supremacist wanted to blow up Colorado synagogue
