Ill. man charged with trying to bomb Chicago bar

 
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CHICAGO (AP) — A young man accused of trying to ignite what he thought was a car bomb outside a Chicago bar was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday and ordered held in jail without bond.

photo -   Thomas Durkin, defense attorney for Adel Daoud, 18, of Chicago suburban Hillside, speaks to reporters at the federal building in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, after a federal grand jury indicted Daoud on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to damage or destroy a building by means of an explosive. Daoud, who turns 19 on Friday, was arrested last week after authorities say he tried to ignite what he thought was a car bomb outside a Chicago bar using a fake mechanism set up by the FBI as a part of a sting. Listening to Durkin is Daoud's father, Ahmed Daoud. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Thomas Durkin, defense attorney for Adel Daoud, 18, of Chicago suburban Hillside, speaks to reporters at the federal building in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, after a federal grand jury indicted Daoud on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to damage or destroy a building by means of an explosive. Daoud, who turns 19 on Friday, was arrested last week after authorities say he tried to ignite what he thought was a car bomb outside a Chicago bar using a fake mechanism set up by the FBI as a part of a sting. Listening to Durkin is Daoud's father, Ahmed Daoud. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

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Adel Daoud was arrested last week after authorities said he tried to trigger a fake mechanism set up by FBI agents during a sting operation. Daoud, of Hillside, a Chicago suburb, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to damage or destroy a building by means of an explosive.

U.S. Magistrate Arlander Keys refused during a hearing to set a bond for Daoud, who turns 19 on Friday, saying there was no evidence that his state of mind has changed since he allegedly tried to set off a car bomb targeting people drinking at a bar in Chicago's downtown business district, known as the Loop.

According to court documents, Daoud told an undercover agent he was pursuing the attack because the U.S. was at war "with Islam and Muslims." The U.S. attorney's office has said the device was harmless and the public was never at risk.

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