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5 Arrested in Ohio Bridge Plot

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Anarchists had planned bridge bombing.

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The FBI arrested five men Tuesday who claimed they had placed explosives under the Ohio 82 bridge over Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The self-described anarchists planned to detonate two improvised explosive devices, but they had actually purchased fake devices from undercover FBI agents.

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