A Massachusetts man was arrested today for allegedly threatening to kill members of the state�s Jewish community and bomb local synagogues, the US attorney�s office in Boston says.

John Reardon, 59, of Millis, Massachusetts, allegedly called Congregation Agudas Achim in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on January 25, and left a voicemail making several threats to kill congregants and bomb the synagogue, including, �If you can kill the Palestinians, we can kill you,� federal authorities say.

Ten minutes later, he allegedly made a call to another local synagogue, as well as to a Jewish organization.

Reardon, who had been in the custody of the Bristol County Sheriff�s Office, has been charged with one count of using a facility of interstate commerce to threaten a person or place with harm via an explosive.

If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

(AP)