Source: www.mediamatters.org - Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Melissa Joskow / Media Matters Three men and one adolescent boy have been arrested for plotting a terrorist attack against Islamberg, a community in Hancock, NY , near the Catskills??that was founded by African-American Muslims in the 1970s. This is the third time in recent years that a violent plot against the community has been uncovered . Fox News and other conservative media outlets have demonized Islamberg and its residents for years , often with the unfounded allegation that the town is a terrorist training camp. Local and federal law enforcement have repeatedly said there is no basis for claims about the town that have circulated in conservative media. On January 19, three men and a juvenile from East Rochester and Greece, NY, were arrested after local law enforcement uncovered a plot to attack nearby Islamberg. Authorities recovered three homemade bombs and 23 firearms during the investigation. Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan told reporters, ???If they had carried out this plot, and we have every indication that was what they were going to do, people would have died.??? Muslims of America (MOA), a group located in Islamberg , released a statement thanking law enforcement for foiling the plot, writing, ???It is beyond tragic that our nation continues to fester with Islamophobia, hate and religious intolerance.??? Islamberg was previously targeted for violence in 2015. Robert Doggart, a Tennessee man who plotted to ???r All Related
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