Sources: NJ Teen Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Plan Threat Against Pope During Phila. Visit
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Sources confirm to Eyewitness News that the FBI in early August arrested a South Jersey teenager, charging him with attempting to plan a threat against the Pope during his visit to Philadelphia.
Sources say the unidentified teen, who they indicated may have mental health issues, allegedly went online with ISIS sympathizers communicating about a possible attack.
The sources emphasize that there is no evidence that the alleged plans ever went beyond online posts, and the threat, while taken seriously, was not considered credible.
The investigation first came to light when it was mentioned by the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee during a Sunday morning news interview.
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