Doctor Planned to Bomb Mosques, Police Say
From Times Wire Reports
A podiatrist arrested after authorities found guns and explosives in his home planned to destroy an Islamic education center and dozens of mosques, court documents alleged.
Deputies searching Dr. Robert J. Goldstein’s home near St. Petersburg found up to 40 weapons, 30 explosive devices and a typed list of about 50 Islamic worship centers in the state, according to a complaint.
Goldstein, 37, was charged with possession of a nonregistered destructive device and attempting to use an explosive to damage and destroy Islamic centers.
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