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DOJ: U.S. Soldier Shared Bomb-Making Instructions, Discussed Bombing News Network

HeadlineSep 24, 2019

The FBI arrested an active-duty soldier who is suspected of sharing online instructions on how to build bombs and discussed killing anti-fascist activists, as well as bombing a news network — reportedly CNN. 24-year-old Jarrett William Smith also named presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke as a possible target. Smith also posted online about wanting to fight for a far-right group in Ukraine, according to prosecutors. He could face up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.

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