FBI arrests man allegedly promoting white supremacy and wanting to attack synagogue

Published August 11, 2019 8:47pm ET



A Las Vegas man who reportedly wanted to shoot up area synagogues and a gay bar has been charged in federal court for possessing bomb-making materials.

Conor Climo, 23, a security guard, had allegedly been communicating with a violent white supremacist group called the Atomwaffen Division. According to the criminal complaint, Atomwaffen Division “encourages attacks on the federal government, including critical infrastructure, minorities, homosexuals, and Jews.”

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