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U.S. counterterrorism agents arrest Michigan man with grenades
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Aug 2, 2016 3:07pm EDT
U.S. counterterrorism agents arrest Michigan man with grenades
BY LAILA KEARNEY
Federal counterterrorism agents have arrested a 29-year-old Michigan man accused of illegally purchasing an arsenal of explosives and other devices capable of mass casualties, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.
Sebastian Gregerson, a Detroit resident who also goes by the name Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, is accused of unregistered possession of a destructive device and the unlicensed receipt of explosive materials, according to the complaint.
Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's counterterrorism squad arrested Gregerson on Sunday, when he met with undercover agents at a gas station and traded a Beretta M9 handgun as payment for several grenades, the complaint said. He was not licensed to receive explosive materials, it said.
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The FBI began its investigation in April 2015, when an anonymous informant alerted the agency that Gregerson said he was in possession of grenades and bazookas, the complaint said.
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U.S. counterterrorism agents arrest Michigan man with grenades
BY LAILA KEARNEY
Federal counterterrorism agents have arrested a 29-year-old Michigan man accused of illegally purchasing an arsenal of explosives and other devices capable of mass casualties, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.
Sebastian Gregerson, a Detroit resident who also goes by the name Abdurrahman Bin Mikaayl, is accused of unregistered possession of a destructive device and the unlicensed receipt of explosive materials, according to the complaint.
Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's counterterrorism squad arrested Gregerson on Sunday, when he met with undercover agents at a gas station and traded a Beretta M9 handgun as payment for several grenades, the complaint said. He was not licensed to receive explosive materials, it said.
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The FBI began its investigation in April 2015, when an anonymous informant alerted the agency that Gregerson said he was in possession of grenades and bazookas, the complaint said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-michigan-explosives-idUSKCN10D1QV
