Federal authorities announced on Monday they had arrested Mark Steven Domingo of Reseda, Calif., for allegedly plotting to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in Los Angeles to avenge the New Zealand mosque shooting.

An Army infantry veteran with combat experience in Afghanistan, Domingo, 26, wanted to plant improvised explosive devices for “the purpose of causing mass casualties,” according to the Department of Justice. He is a convert to Islam.

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