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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

4 people charged in bomb plot against Muslim community in New York

[Greece New York Police Department]Greece New York Police Department/Handout via Reuters * THREE MEN AND A TEENAGER HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER PLANNING TO BOMB A MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. * INVESTIGATORS RECOVERED THREE HOMEMADE BOMBS AND NEARLY TWO DOZEN GUNS. * THE ALLEGED PLOT WAS UNCOVERED AFTER A STUDENT SHOWED A CLASSMATE A PHOTOGRAPH OF ANOTHER STUDENT AND SAID, "HE LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT SCHOOL SHOOTER, DOESN'T HE?" * THE REMARK WAS REPORTED TO SCHOOL SECURITY AND PROMPTED AN INTERVIEW OF THE STUDENT WHO HAD THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS WELL AS THE STUDENT IN THE PICTURE. * POLICE DECLINED TO PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE STUDENT'S SEEMINGLY OFFHAND REMARK LED TO THE ARRESTS. (NEW YORK) - Three men and a teenager have been arrested after planning to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, and investigators have recovered three homemade bombs and nearly two dozen guns, authorities said on Tuesday. The alleged plot was uncovered after a student at Odyssey Academy, a school in Greece, New York, showed a classmate a photograph of another student and said, "He looks like the next school shooter, doesn't he?" Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan told reporters at a news conference.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: 7 science-backed ways to a happier and healthier 2019 that you can do the first week of the new year SEE ALSO: * How US commanders scrambled to change Trump's mind about his surprise order to pull out of Syria * US names 3 of the Americans killed in Syria blast claimed by Islamic State * Homicides in Mexico rose 33% in 2018, setting a new record for the 2nd year in a row SEE ALSO: US COAST GUARD LEADER RAILS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT'S LED SOME SERVICE MEMBERS 'TO RELY ON FOOD PANTRIES AND DONATIONS'


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