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A 22-year-old man is in federal custody after he asked about buying grenades and discussed possibly detonating them in New York City's Times Square, according to law enforcement sources.
He was arrested on charges of attempting to buy a gun with a defaced serial number, the sources told ABC News. He is expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon.
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