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FBI arrests Ohio man who allegedly planned to attack U.S. Capitol



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A 20-year-old Ohio man has been arrested on charges of plotting to blow up the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials. His Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation leading to his arrest.



Christopher Lee Cornell, also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, told an FBI informant they should "wage jihad," and showed his plans for bombing the Capitol and shooting people, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Ohio Wednesday. The FBI said Cornell expressed his support for the Islamic State (ISIS). Read more...


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