Man who plotted attack also wanted to kill Israelis
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Federal agents say a Milwaukee man arrested on a charge of trying to buy machine guns to attack a Masonic temple also wanted to travel to the Middle East and kill Israelis but abandoned that as unworkable.
Federal prosecutors charged 23-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh on Tuesday with unlawfully possessing a machine gun and receiving and possessing firearms not registered to him.
The FBI recorded conversations between Hamzeh and two federal informants talking about an attack on a Masonic temple in Milwaukee. Authorities say he bought guns from informants and then was arrested.
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Court documents allege Hamzeh also wanted to go to Israel and kill Israeli soldiers but decided to focus instead on a domestic target.
Hamzeh was recently fired from his job as a trainer at a kickboxing gym, according to the owner.