Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) United States have arrested a man in Ohio on charges of
plotting attacks inspired by ISIS to Capitol Building in Washington DC.
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| Suspects allegedly would install pipe bombs and launch an attack on the Capitol Building |
Man identified as
Christopher Cornell was arrested after buying firearms on Wednesday (14/01). He
has staked out by an undercover agent. According to the agency that handles
this case, John Barrios, people are not in danger during the investigation
carried out.
Cornell, 20 years old,
has been charged with attempted murder of US officials attempt. He became the
target of FBI investigation after writing chirp on Twitter that support
extremist groups such as ISIS.
He was accused of
managing a Twitter account under name ‘Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah’, which later
became the target of FBI, after FBI was getting information from a 'source'.
During the
investigation of Cornell, the FBI cooperated with someone called 'source'.
Court document mentions that the 'source' has been cooperating with the FBI
through the exchange with unrelated case at all.
Cornell was accused
told the 'source' was that he did not get a direct order from the leader ISIS,
but want to do “jihad with its own command".
Criminal record
mentions, in a meeting last October, Cornell told the 'source' is that they
need a weapon but he did not want to tell his plans in detail. At the second
meeting, Cornell allegedly told to the 'source', they will go to Washington, to
install a pipe bomb at the Capitol and then firing the employees and officials
there.
Now, Cornell is
arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Task Force of FBI after purchase semi-automatic
weapons M-15 with 600 ammo in Ohio.
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