The 52-year-old man allegedly tried to smuggle four Iraqi nationals into the US to kill the former president.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man living in Ohio planned the murder of former US President George W. Bush, according to the FBI.
The FBI says Shihab planned to smuggle four Iraqi foreign nationals into the US for the purpose of killing Bush in retaliation for Iraqi casualties during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. The next month, he allegedly met with other people in a Columbus hotel room to review sample firearms and law-enforcement uniforms.
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