(CNN) A Colorado man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to federal hate crime and explosives charges for plotting to blow up the Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, Colorado, according to federal prosecutors. Undercover FBI agents approached Holzer online soon after the tip and interacted with him as he allegedly plotted the attack on Temple Emanuel, authorities said. He talked about killing Jews in forums online and shared video of himself casing a synagogue in Pueblo, according to the complaint. Holzer, according to prosecutors, wrote on one Facebook account: "I wish the Holocaust really did happen .... they need to die." "Violence motivated by religious intolerance strikes at the heart of a free society, and the Justice Department will continue to investigate and prosecute these violent acts of hate."

Source: CNN October 16, 2020 06:11 UTC