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April 19, 2018

Kansas: Militia Members Convicted of Plot to Massacre Somali Immigrants
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In Kansas, a federal jury convicted three white male militia members
Wednesday of plotting to massacre Somali immigrants at a mosque and an
apartment building in Garden City. Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein and
Curtis Allen were found guilty of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass
destruction, after an FBI informant said they were plotting to use guns
and car bombs to mass murder Somalis. The three belonged to a militia
called the Crusaders. At trial, their lawyer admitted the trio referred
to Muslims as "cockroaches" but argued they hadn't meant to go through
with their plot.


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