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Teen arrested in connection with planned attack at Phoenix Pride festival, police say

Teen arrested in connection with planned attack at Phoenix Pride festival, police say
October 24, 2024
Karina Tsui - CNN

(CNN) โ€” An Arizona teen has been indicted on terrorism charges after allegedly planning to launch deadly explosives at the Phoenix Pride Festival last weekend.

The teenager has been charged with one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, the Maricopa County Attorneyโ€™s Office said in a statement โ€“โ€“ both of which are felonies.

Prosecutors believe the 17-year-old had intended to cause โ€œserious injury or deathโ€ to participants at the festival, the statement read, after an investigation into the planned attack found that the teen had joined online chat rooms where he discussed needing supplies to create an โ€œimprovised explosive device,โ€ according to the indictment.

Prosecutors also believe that the teenager was motivated by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and that he the 17-year-old was operating with at least two other co-conspirators โ€“โ€“ one โ€œunnamedโ€ and another referred to as โ€œJuvenile A.โ€

The defendant will be tried as an adult and is being held in jail on a $1 million cash-only bond, prosectors said.

CNN is working to determine the suspectโ€™s legal representation and has reached out to the county public defenderโ€™s office for further information.

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