Florida Man Arrested for Alleged Bombing Plot Against New York Stock Exchange
Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, arrested for planning a bombing at the NYSE as a means to 'reset' the U.S. government before Thanksgiving.
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Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, from Coral Springs, Florida, was arrested for allegedly attempting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. The FBI began investigating him in February after receiving a tip about bomb-making supplies he was storing. According to court documents, Yener recorded himself expressing admiration for Osama Bin Laden and considered the bombing a means to 'reboot' the U.S. government. He had allegedly accumulated components for explosives and planned to execute the attack the week before Thanksgiving. He is charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage a building involved in interstate commerce.
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