☪ Hard to tell what was
going on here. Isaac Lopez may be a convert to Islam and a jihadi. Or
he may be a leftist who admires jihadis and hates Christianity. Or he
may be genuinely mentally ill. One thing is certain: authorities
aren’t going to elucidate his motives.
“Man arrested
after bomb threat at Miami Greek Orthodox church,” Orthodox
Christianity::
A 27-year-old man was
arrested Monday following a bomb scare at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox
Church in Kendall on Sunday, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s
Office.
The incident occurred
during Sunday Liturgy. Isaac Lopez, a Cuban national, was reportedly
acting suspiciously while carrying a backpack, prompting a church
member to alert an usher, reports the Miami Herald.
When confronted about his
backpack, Lopez allegedly told the usher, “It’s a bomb,” before
handing over the bag. The usher secured the backpack in a nearby
room.
Minutes later, a loud,
high-pitched alarm resembling a ticking countdown sounded throughout
the church, disrupting the service. Deputies said Lopez ran to the
room where the backpack had been placed, put his phone—which was
making the ticking noise—inside the bag, and returned to the
service.
As the service ended,
Lopez reportedly yelled the Islamic terrorist phrase, “Allahu
Akbar”—Arabic for “God is great,” causing fear among
congregants, according to authorities.
