Ex studente dell’Università di Chicago accusato di aver fabbricato bombe per sostenere i militanti armeni

>[Aram] Brunson, 21, is of Armenian descent and was allegedly making bombs with the mission to assist Armenians living in a contested territory in Azerbaijan, according to the federal complaint.

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>Further investigation revealed that Brunson was recording videos of himself teaching viewers how to build bombs and discussing “how to form, fund and arm a revolutionary group,” federal prosecutors said.

>“The videos show Brunson in front of a whiteboard lecturing as if he is an expert in these topics, and plainly seeking to assist Armenian speakers in the formation and operation of an armed militant terrorist organization,” the complaint states.

>He also allegedly detailed potential assassination targets in his videos, including an Azerbaijani military official and several political figures in Azerbaijan.

>Brunson made internet searches for locations of Turkish and Azerbaijani diplomatic facilities around the world, including in Washington, D.C., and in Boston, which is near his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts, the complaint says.

>Those internet searches were coupled with searches for building access and grappling hooks, according to the complaint.

>“Relatedly, the week before he set off the black powder device in his dormitory room, Brunson conducted the following search, ‘if you shoot someone whos [sic] inside an embassy from outside of the embassy what country do you go to jail in,’” the complaint states.

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>Prosecutors said that although federal authorities have tried contacting Brunson to persuade him to come back to the U.S. and speak with law enforcement officials, he has declined to return.

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>Investigators believe Brunson is currently living in Yerevan, Armenia, and attending the American University there.

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