FBI arrests suspect in plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange

A southbound Florida antheral has been arrested by the FBI connected accusations of plotting to stroke up the New York Stock Exchange, according to tribunal documents filed Wednesday.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener was charged successful Miami-Dade County with “attempting to usage an improvised explosive instrumentality to harm oregon destruct a gathering utilized successful interstate oregon overseas commerce,” prosecutors wrote successful the transgression complaint.

Feds allege his target was the heart of Wall Street.

Officials picture Yener, 30, arsenic a southbound Florida nonmigratory who was calved successful the U.S. and is presently homeless.

Their probe into Yener began successful February aft receiving a extremity helium was building a weaponry wrong an unlocked retention unit successful Coral Springs, Fla.

Upon searching the unit, FBI peculiar agents discovered “bomb-making sketches, galore watches with timers, physics circuit boards, and different electronics … that could beryllium utilized for constructing explosive devices,” the feds said.

An probe of Yener’s physics devices besides revealed helium had repeatedly searched the net for accusation astir gathering bombs going backmost to 2017.

In a consequent interview, Yener allegedly confessed that helium had “previously attempted to articulation home extremist groups” and “considered joining and warring for ISIS successful Iraq.”

Months later, portion speaking to an undercover cause helium believed was a subordinate of an anti-government militia, helium identified the Stock Exchange arsenic the people of his weaponry plot. He allegedly said helium planned to question to New York and transportation retired the onslaught during the week of Nov. 18, 2024.

The extremity of Yener’s alleged panic run was to “reset” the United States government, according to the feds. He said helium planned to publically merchandise a recorded connection of his demands soon aft the bombing. Those demands included wide deportation of amerciable immigrants and undocumented migrants, and the discontinuation of “funding and lodging for immigrants and migrants.”

Authorities said Yener compared the explosive helium planned to usage to “a tiny nuke” that would termination anyone wrong the Stock Exchange and bash sizeable harm extracurricular the building.

If the onslaught was a success, helium planned to adjacent people lipid rigs, investigators said.

“I person thing to lose, like, I got nary wife, kids, you cognize what I mean?” Yener allegedly told 1 undercover cause who helped physique the lawsuit against him.

Originally Published: November 20, 2024 astatine 7:45 PM EST