Ozzy47
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And I quote:
Authorities in Kansas have arrested a man they say was plotting to use a car-load of explosives to blow up the Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita.
The suspect, identified as Terry Lee Loewen, a 58-year-old aviation technician, was arrested Friday morning at the airport, where he allegedly planned to drive a car loaded with explosives through the airport terminal, U.S. District Attorney Barry Grissom said in an afternoon news conference.
Grissom said the explosives were inert and "at no time was the public in any danger."
Loewen was arrested without incident.
KAKE.com says:
"Grissom said Loewen spent months planning the attack. He said Loewen planned to use his access card to access the property and to detonate a vehicle filled with high explosives."Loewen is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to damage property with explosives and attempting to provide material support to the foreign terror organization al-Qaida.
"He was arrested at 5:40 a.m. [Friday] at the airport by members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force."
If found guilty he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The Associated Press quotes investigators as saying "Loewen is an avionics technician who lives in Wichita and works at the airport. He had been under investigation for about six months after he made statements about wanting to commit 'violent jihad' against the U.S."
Accoring to Reuters Loewen "was taken into custody early Friday, officials said, as he attempted to make his way onto airport property with what he thought were active explosives."
We will update as more becomes known.
