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Pentagon, Capitol Targeted by Massachusetts Man in Plot Foiled by FBI

The FBI arrested a U.S. citizen who planned to attack the Pentagon, Capitol with model planes. By Eli Lake.

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The arrest of a Massachusetts man that the FBI alleges wanted to fly remote-controlled airplanes filled with C-4 explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, gives a rare glimpse into how the government has been focusing on the threat of lone wolves and homegrown terrorists in the United States.

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