BOSTON—A man who authorities say fell under the influence of Daesh, also known as ISIS or ISIL, was convicted Wednesday of plotting to behead a conservative American blogger for organizing a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest. Article Continued BelowProsecutors said Wright, his uncle and a third man conspired to kill blogger Pamela Geller because they were upset she organized Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas in 2015. The attack on Geller, who has spearheaded scores of events across the nation to decry Islamic extremism, was never carried out. Wright’s uncle bought three large knives — one for each of them — for their attack on Geller, authorities say. It was real.” The third man accused in the plot, Nicholas Rovinski, of Warwick, Rhode Island, testified against Wright after pleading guilty last year to conspiracy charges.

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 20:15 UTC