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Story Highlights• Man planned to set off grenades in shopping malls, source says• Suspect not part of any group, source says • Tip came to FBI via confidential source Adjust font size:
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A 22-year-old man was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, this week in connection with a plot to detonate explosives in malls, a federal law enforcement source said. The man -- described as a U.S. citizen named Derrick Shareef -- faces charges for allegedly planning to set off hand grenades in garbage cans in malls during the holiday season. He was arrested Wednesday, the source said. A criminal complaint filed against him was unsealed Friday. He is to be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and with planning to damage or destroy buildings by fire or explosion, the source said. He was allegedly working by himself, and was not affiliated with a particular group, the source said. A confidential source working with the FBI alerted them to the alleged plot. CNN's Kelli Arena contributed to this report. Quick Job Search |