MUSLIM JIHADI FROM FLORIDA BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN SUICIDE BOMBER TO BLOW HIMSELF UP IN SYRIA

A man who is believed to have been the first known American suicide bomber in Syria was from South Florida, according to a U.S. official.

Authorities are exploring whether the young man, whose name has not been disclosed, traveled to Syria more than once, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the investigation.

Reports that an American was involved in the suicide attack in the northern province of Idlib on Sunday surfaced online this week. A video posted by the Jabhat al-Nusra, a group linked to al-Qaeda, showed him and another fighter packing a large truck with shells and purportedly driving toward their destination.

The camera then shows a massive explosion in the Idlib countryside, alongside a picture of the man said to be the American cradling a kitten. He was identified as Abu Huraira al-Amriki, “the American.”

A statement by Jabhat al-Nusra said the attack was one of four coordinated suicide bombings against government positions, in which two other foreign fighters and a Syrian participated. Jihadis on social media identified the two other foreigners as a Maldivan and a Turkestani.



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