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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A criminal complaint charges Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge carries a potential 20-year prison term. **SNIP** According to the affidavit, Al-Azhari scouted a number of targets in the Tampa Bay region, including beaches, parks and even the Tampa FBI field...

UPDATE: The Secret Service told The Gateway Pundit the agency is investigating the threats to Trump made in the videos. A video posted to the You Tube account of Ebou Bah shows a Black male Muslim holding a knife in each hand threatening to attack leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over Trump's statement calling for a national security moratorium on Muslim immigration to the United States. The man in the video, who appears to be in his twenties, speaks with in accented English and is highly agitated. He is in 'fighting shape' with well developed biceps and is wearing...