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On Wednesday, FBI agents arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener for his role in a suspected plot to bomb the NYSE. He is charged with “attempting to use an improvised explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate or foreign commerce,” according toIt is believed that Yener wanted to “reboot” or “reset” the United States government by remotely detonating a bomb he placed in the NYSE that would have been “like a small nuke went off.
Yener also described the NYSE as an ideal target because it was easy to access and had many security vulnerabilities, according to court documents.The FBI began investigating Yener in February after a tip suggested he was storing bombmaking materials in a storage unit in Coral Springs, Florida, according to court documents. During a search, the FBI found “bombmaking sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics” used in making explosives.
Earlier in the year, while communicating with a confidential source who was undercover but earned the trust of Yener, he mentioned other possible targets for his planned terrorist attack, “including local retailers, stadiums, and schools.” Yener described several scenarios in which he wore a suicide vest and entered “a Walmart on Black Friday,” “a crowded football stadium during a football game,” or “a school auditorium during a children’s Christmas play.
By October, Yener had refined his plans to bomb the NYSE early in the morning. He anticipated less security at the time and that it would be easier to manage to flee the scene and not get caught. He did acknowledge, however, the possibility of not “making the trip back.”
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