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Coral Springs man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerceBy Associated Press via NBC Miami• Published 5 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago A South Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a plot to “reboot” the U.S. government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange this week and detonating it with a remote-controlled device, according to the FBI.Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce.The FBI began investigating Yener in February based on a tip that he was storing “bombmaking schematics” in a storage unit. They found bomb-making sketches, many watches with timers, electronic circuit boards and other electronics that could be used for building explosive devices, according to the FBI. He had also searched online for things related to bomb-making since 2017, according to the FBI.Yener also told undercover FBI agents that he wanted to detonate the bomb the week before Thanksgiving and that the stock exchange in lower Manhattan would be a popular site to target.“The Stock Exchange, we want to hit that, because it will wake people up,” he told undercover FBI agents, according to court documents. ...
South Florida Resident Arrested for Attempting to Bomb a U.S. Business Located in New York CityWednesday, November 20, 2024For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of FloridaMIAMI - Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Fla., was arrested today based on a criminal complaint charging him with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce.Markenzy Lapointe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Jeffrey Veltri, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Miami Field Office, made the announcement. According to court documents, the FBI initiated an investigation into Yener in February after receiving a tip that he was storing bombmaking schematics in an unlocked storage unit. The FBI searched the unit and found bombmaking sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics that could be used for constructing explosive devices. The FBI also uncovered multiple internet searches from Yener’s Google account for aspects of bombmaking since as early as 2017. ...
