A Florida man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to blow up the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in an attempt to “reset” the U.S. government, according to unsealed documents.
Harun Abdul Malik Jenner, a South Florida resident, was charged with attempting to use an improvised explosive device to damage or destroy “a building used in interstate or foreign commerce.” According to court documents.
FBI agents began investigating Jenner in February after receiving a tip that he kept bomb-making blueprints in an unlocked storage room in Coral Springs, Florida. After obtaining a search warrant, FBI agents discovered “bomb-making sketches, numerous clocks with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronic equipment” that could be used to make explosives, the criminal complaint states. There is.
Jenner told law enforcement authorities in early March that he had previously attempted to join a “domestic extremist group” and had experience building “rockets” and “bombs.” According to the complaint, the suspect also considered joining ISIS in Iraq in 2015 to fight for them, but ultimately decided that ISIS would not be able to achieve “their objectives.” He reportedly told his agent that he did not do so because of the circumstances.
He told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to set up an improvised device at the New York Stock Exchange and detonate it. The target date for the bombing is Monday, November 18th, and the statement says it is “hopeful to achieve a 'reboot' and/or 'reset' of the U.S. government.”
When planting the explosive device, Jenner disguised himself and planned to record a message to send to the press, saying the explosion was “like a mini-nuke going off.”[a]According to the complaint, the Florida resident said everything outside the building would be “swept out” and “everything inside would be killed.”
On Nov. 12, Jenner allegedly made several audio recordings and discussed sending them to NBC News on the same day or the day after the bombing. According to investigators, the suspect told an undercover investigator at the time, “I feel like bin Laden.''
