Topic: Domestic Terrorism

New York City Arrests 'Lone Wolf' Terrorist Building Pipe Bombs

Jose Pimentel, right, with his lawyer Joseph Zablocki
AP

The NYPD announced on Sunday night that they arrested a 27-year-old American citizen who they say was planning to attack government and military targets with homemade pipe bombs.

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