Suspect accused of plotting terrorist attack on Fourth of July arrested, ABC News reports

Monday, July 2, 2018
OHIO -- A suspect has been arrested on terrorism charges in connection with planning an attack on Fourth of July in Cleveland, ABC News sources confirmed.
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The unidentified suspect was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio over the weekend.

VIDEO: FBI discusses arrest in connection to terror attack planned for Fourth of July in Cleveland




ABC News has learned the plot involved detonating a bomb around Independence Day, but that's all they're revealing at this time.
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During a press conference Monday, FBI officials said the "suspect conducted surveillance in Cleveland and also expressed interest in 'chopping off heads and hands and disposing of bodies."'






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