(I think someone was looking for press reports of this a day or so ago?)
A 22-year-old Chicago man was arrested over the weekend for plotting to carry out a bombing outside a crowded Wrigleyville nightclub, according to the FBI.
They also alleged that Sami Samir Hassoun, of the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, had previously discussed a number of violent plots in Chicago, including a biological attack on the city, poisoning Lake Michigan, attacking police officers, bombing the Willis Tower and assassinating Mayor Richard Daley.
But he is only charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted use of an explosive device in connection with the plot near Wrigley Field.
Last June, Hassoun, who is a Lebanese citizen and permanent resident alien, began expressing to an "associate" the desire to commit acts of violence in the city for financial gain and to cause "political transformation in Chicago," the FBI said today in a news release. Unbeknownst to Hassoun, his associate was secretly cooperating with the FBI and assisting with the investigation.
Throughout the summer, he allegedly discussed with his associate the violent plots, but eventually selected the Wrigleyville area as his target, "utilizing an explosive device which he would detonate on a weekend night to inflict maximum damage," the release stated.
Because of his desire to carry out the attack, the associate introduced Hassoun to an undercover federal agent in July, who said that he was from California and had access to explosives. While meeting with the agent, Hassoun discussed several possible plots and scenarios in which he could make a dramatic impact on Chicago and force Daley to resign, the release stated.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/09/fbi-man-arrested-in-plot-to-bomb-wrigleyville.html
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