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US Soldier Arrested in Plot to Blow Up NYC 9/11 Memorial

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A view of names of people who have died engraved at the 9-11 memorial during the 9/11 memorial service at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. The ceremony to remember those who were killed in the terror attacks 19 years ago will be altered this year in order to adhere to safety precautions around COVID-19 transmission. (Photo by John Nacion / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges. This after he spoke online about plotting to blow up the 9/11 Memorial in New York City and attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

A spokesperson for Manhattan federal prosecutors says Cole James Bridges of Stow, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday on charges of attempted material support of a terrorist organization and attempted murder of a military member.

Nicholas Biase said the 20-year-old soldier was with the Third Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and was acting in support of the Islamic State group.

It was not immediately clear who would represent him.

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