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Edward Helmore

Man linked to white supremacist group pleads guilty to US church firebombing

The FBI alleges Penny is a member of the White Lives Matter group that espouses racist and neo-Nazi views.
The FBI alleges Penny is a member of the White Lives Matter group that espouses racist and neo-Nazi views. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A man allegedly connected to a white supremacist group has pleaded guilty to firebombing a church in Ohio to try to prevent it from hosting two drag shows planned for last April.

According to court documents, 20-year-old Aimenn Penny had made molotov cocktails before driving to the community church of Chesterland on 25 March this year. He threw two at the church, damaging the house of worship and a sign.

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