WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted a man for illegally possessing eight "Molotov cocktail" destructive devices in a Chicago suburb earlier this month.
On Aug. 1, 2026, in Mokena, Ill., HAMED ALSAIDI knowingly possessed eight glass liquor and beer bottles containing an ignitable liquid and a wicking component in the form commonly referred to as a "Molotov cocktail,"according to an indictment returned today in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
The indictment charges Alsaidi with eight counts of possessing an unregistered destructive device. Each count is punishable by up to ten years in fede...