FBI Nabs Man Accused of Planning Attack on NYSE

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with plotting to “reboot” the US government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange this week and detonating it remotely, the FBI stated, Hallie Golden reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Abdul-Malik Yener allegedly told undercover FBI agents he wanted to detonate the bomb the week before Thanksgiving, targeting the stock exchange in Lower Manhattan as a prominent site. I Photo: Kevin Hutchinson Flickr

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building involved in interstate commerce.

The FBI began investigating Yener in February following a tip that he was storing “bomb-making schematics” in a storage unit.

Authorities discovered bomb-making sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other materials that could be used to construct explosive devices, according to the FBI.

The FBI stated that Yener had been researching bomb-making online since 2017.

He allegedly told undercover FBI agents he wanted to detonate the bomb the week before Thanksgiving, targeting the stock exchange in Lower Manhattan as a prominent site.

“The Stock Exchange—we want to hit that because it will wake people up,” he told undercover agents, according to court documents.

Yener, described as “unhoused,” claimed his plan to bomb the stock exchange was intended to “reboot” the US government. He likened the impact to “a small nuke going off,” which he said would kill everyone inside the building, the documents revealed.