Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange

Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a homeless man from Florida accused of planning to blow up the New York Stock Exchange this week.

According to an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint, first reported by Court Watch, Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, sought a "reboot" or "reset" of the U.S. government and chose the New York Stock Exchange as his target "because it will wake people up."

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