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Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Thwarted Terror Attack

Authorities said the 20-year-old planned to attack churches in the town of Coeur d'Alene last year.
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Thwarted Terror Attack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington on Oct. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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An Idaho man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide support and resources to the ISIS terrorist group, prosecutors announced.
Alexander Scott Mercurio, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, was arrested in April 2024, one day before authorities say he planned to carry out an ISIS-inspired suicide attack on local churches using flamethrowers, explosives, knives, a machete, a pipe, and guns.
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