Man without a home accused of planning to bomb New York Stock Exchange | US News

A man who was homeless has been taken into custody and accused of planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old man from Florida, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce. The FBI reported that Yener had shared some of his plans with undercover agents.

Following a tip in February indicating that Yener was in possession of “bomb-making schematics” in a storage unit, the FBI initiated an investigation. Various bomb-making materials such as sketches, watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics suitable for creating explosive devices were discovered.

Reportedly, Yener informed undercover FBI agents of his intention to detonate the bomb the week prior to Thanksgiving. He identified the stock exchange in lower Manhattan as a prominent target, stating that such an act would “wake people up”.

An agent also claimed to have recorded Yener expressing, “I feel like Bin Laden.”

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Yener described his hope that the bomb would “reboot” the US government, likening the impact to that of a small nuclear explosion that would kill everyone inside the building, according to court documents.

The documents also alleged that Yener had modified two-way radios to function as remote triggers for an explosive device and had planned to wear a disguise while planting the explosives.

Yener, who had been searching online for bomb-making-related information since 2017, was terminated from his job at a Florida restaurant last year after his former supervisor reported that he had threatened to “go Parkland shooter in this place,” as per the FBI.

Following his initial court appearance on Wednesday afternoon, Yener will remain in custody until his trial.