Teen accused of targeting Pentagon, FBI agents, and colleges in hundreds of swatting incidents across United States



A 17-year-old male was extradited to and charged in Florida after he was arrested for an alleged swatting incident that saw 30 law enforcement officers respond to a mass shooting threat at a mosque.

Alan Filion from Lancaster, California, has allegedly been responsible for hundreds of swatting incidents and bomb threats throughout the United States, ABC 7 reported. Swatting is making a false report to police with the intention of getting a SWAT team to show up at a particular location.

The teen is now facing four felony charges over a call he allegedly made to law enforcement about a Florida mosque.

Filion allegedly called police about Masjid Al Havy Mosque in Sanford, Florida, and stated he was entering the house of worship to conduct a mass shooting. The call made references to satanism and claimed a gun and explosive devices were involved, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.

The young male also played audio of gunfire in the background, the police document stated. The incident garnered a response from 30 law enforcement officers who arrived on the scene to find that the mosque staff were actually safe.

Filion was accused of creating accounts on different websites that offered swatting services and was eventually found out through various IP addresses connected to the accounts.

The Californian also allegedly targeted high schools, historically black colleges and universities, FBI offices, and FBI agents and made bomb threats against military bases and the Pentagon, CNN reported.

Four felonies are on the table in Florida, including making a false report that involved furthering the act of terrorism while showcasing prejudice. Officially, the lengthy charge read:

"False Report Concerning Planting of Bomb, Explosive or Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction or Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism and While Evidencing Prejudice based on the Race, Color, Ancestry, Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Homeless Status or Advanced Age of the Victim"

Other felonies — which also involved alleged hate crimes — included "Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device," "False Report to Law Enforcement Concerning Commission of a Capital Felony While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism," and "False Report to Law Enforcement Causing Public Safety Agency Response (Swatting) While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism."

Documents stated that Filion has a "no-bond status," while CNN reported that he had entered a plea of not guilty.

"Swatting is a perilous and senseless crime, which puts innocent lives in dangerous situations and drains valuable resources," said Sheriff Dennis Lemma. "The substantial law enforcement response in this swatting case underscores our unwavering dedication to community safety and holding offenders accountable," the sheriff added.

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IDF posts video of mosque that it says Hamas used to make and store weapons



The Israel Defense Forces shared a video of a mosque, alleging that Hamas had been using the facility to make and store weapons.

"Hamas used this mosque as a weapons storage facility and a laboratory for Hamas' rockets. Finding dozens of mortars, warhead missiles, thermobaric weapons, RPGs and a tunnel shaft," the IDF tweet about the facility declared.

The post included a video with English captions as someone walked into the mosque and showed footage of it.

"In the mosque's basement, there is a weapon storage facility, a Hamas rocket manufacturing lab, and lots and lots of explosive devices as well as explosive materials," the captions on the video read. "Hamas built entire walls to hide the lab" the captions continued, "we had to destroy them in order to expose the lab."

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The Jewish state went to war last month after Hamas perpetrated atrocities in Israel, including murders, rapes, and kidnappings.

Israel has approved a temporary ceasefire with Hamas that will involve the release of some of the hostages.

"The Government of Israel is obligated to return home all of the hostages," the Israeli government noted in a statement. "Tonight, the Government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal, according to which at least 50 hostages – women and children – will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held," the statement added. "The release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the pause."

"The Government of Israel, the IDF and the security services will continue the war in order to return home all of the hostages, complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that there will be no new threat to the State of Israel from Gaza," the statement concluded.

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