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An Idaho man, Alexander Scott Mercurio, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Mercurio, 21, pleaded guilty to the federal terrorism charge last month. U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced him and said Mercurio would be placed on lifetime supervised release after completing his prison term. Prosecutors said Mercurio had pledged his allegiance to IS and planned to attack churches in Coeur d'Alene on the group's behalf, using explosives, knives, firearms and other weapons. He was arrested by the FBI on April 6, 2024, one day before the planned attack, according to prosecutors.
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