FBI arrests Army soldier who is accused of planning to bomb CNN

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https://deadline.com/2019/09/fbi-arrests-soldier-talked-of-bombing-news-network-1202742816/

UPDATE, 4:53 p.m. PT: In the wake of the arrest of an Army soldier who had discussed bombing a major news network, CNN presidentJeff Zucker sent a memo to staff to assure them that “there was never any imminent threat to any CNN locations.”

“We continue to actively monitor these issues on a daily basis and work closely with our security teams around the work and our partners in law enforcement.”

CNN’s Josh Campbell reported that the suspect had been referring to CNN as a target but the identity of the news network was redacted in court documents.

PREVIOUSLY 2:21 p.m. PT: The FBI arrested an Army soldier who allegedly talked of plans to bomb a major American news network and of targeting Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.

This allegation is under investigation as of this posting.

 

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THis is not the first time that a major media outlets offices has been the target of security threats. Back in 2018 two Fox affiliates one in DC and the other in Dallas had to deal with security breaches at the front doors of their offices for unrelated reasons.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/m...g-truck-into-dallas-tv-news-station-building/

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/...an-Trying-to-Get-Into-Building-498232931.html