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Kansas man accused of plotting to detonate bomb at Fort Riley military base
FoxNews.com ^ | 10 April 2015

Posted on 04/10/2015 1:15:12 PM PDT by VR-21

A 20-year-old Kansas man plotted to kill American soldiers with a vehicle bomb at the Fort Riley military base, an attack he planned to carry out on behalf of the ISIS terror group, prosecutors announced Friday. John T. Booker, also known as Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, was arrested as part of a lengthy FBI investigation. Federal authorities said he was arrested near the army base in Manhattan, Kansas, as he completed final preparations to detonate the bomb, which had, in fact, been rendered inert while he was under FBI surveillance. “As alleged in the complaint, John Booker attempted to attack U.S. military personnel on U.S. soil purportedly in the name of (ISIS)," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: army; bomb; booker; fbi; fortriley; ftriley; hassan; isis; johntbooker; kansas; manhattan; manhattanks; military; mohammedhassan; usarmy; vehiclebomb
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To: VR-21

East European Fascists.


21 posted on 04/10/2015 2:32:31 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Ob)
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To: tumblindice
It’s a fort, or post, not a “base”.

These days it is properly referred to as a "workplace", and soldiers are called either "workers", or victims.

22 posted on 04/10/2015 2:37:18 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: VR-21

My brother was stationed with the Big Red One at Fort Riley for a number of years.


23 posted on 04/10/2015 3:28:12 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: VR-21

cut off his right arm and left leg...and let him go.


24 posted on 04/10/2015 4:58:24 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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