The son of a Boston police captain has been arrested in an FBI sting and accused of plotting to commit terrorist acts in support of the Islamic State militant group, including the setting off of pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university and the killing of students live online.
Alexander Ciccolo's father alerted authorities last fall that the younger man had a long history of mental illness and was talking about joining Islamic State, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release details.
Ciccolo, 23, of Adams, Mass.