FBI: U.S. soldier pledged allegiance to Islamic State group

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

HONOLULU -- An active duty soldier based in Hawaii pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group, helped buy a drone for it to use against American forces and said he wanted to use his rifle to "kill a bunch of people," according to an FBI affidavit.

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