A Florida man has been arrested for planning to attack the New York Stock exchange as part of his plot to “reboot” the U.S. government.
Arrested and charged, 30-year-old Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, was found to be storing bomb-making sketches and materials.
Undertaking the planning for this attack, Yenner allegedly recorded himself saying “ I feel like Bin Laden”, referring to the former al-Qaeda leader responsible for the 9/11 attacks in 2001, also in New York City.
Federal officials began investigating him back in February after receiving a tip that he was keeping these supplies inside a storage unit, found to be unlocked.
FBI agents searched the storage facility, in Florida’s Coral Springs, and said they discovered “bombmaking sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards and other electronics”.
Yener allegedly told an undercover agent last week that he planned to carry out the attack the week before Thanksgiving, which takes place on the 28th of November.
Court documents also state that he had internet searches for how to build bombs, and told agents he planned to wear a disguise during the attack and release a recorded message to the media.
Yener had reportedly tried and failed to join multiple far-right extremist groups previously, including the Boogaloo Bois and Proud Boys.
His alleged motivation for bombing the stock exchange was to cause “reboot” of the U.S. government, with plans for his bomb to be “like a small nuke went off”.