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FBI Arrests McKinney Teen Over Plot to Assassinate Rep. Keith Self and Plan ISIS Attack

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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A 17-year-old from McKinney, Texas, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning to assassinate U.S. Representative Keith Self and execute an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in North Texas.

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Federal law enforcement stated the juvenile was taken into custody on October 5 after acquiring a firearm following recent radicalization by the group.

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Rep. Self, who co-founded the Sharia-Free America Caucus, introduced a non-binding resolution last month denouncing Sharia law in the United States.