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January 31, 2011

California Man Arrested for Mosque Bomb Plot in Michigan 
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A 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran from California has been arrested after
allegedly threatening to blow up a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan. Roger
Stockham was arrested last week while sitting in his vehicle outside the
Islamic Center of America with a load of M-80 fireworks and other
explosives in his trunk, as well as a concealed knife. At the time of
his arrest, several hundred people were inside the mosque attending a
funeral. Police say Stockham drove from California to Michigan to carry
out the attack because of the state's large Muslim population. The
mosque is one of the largest in the country.



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