58 year old aviation technician arrested in terror plot. He had planned to use his access to drive a van with explosives onto the tarmac.
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BREAKING: Authorities: Kansas man accused of planning to detonate car bomb at Wichita airport arrested
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI are holding a media briefing in downtown Wichita concerning an arrest in a plot to blow up Mid-Continent Airport.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom and Special Agent in Charge Michael Kaste of the FBI office in Kansas City will announce charges against a person who was arrested this morning in a case involving ‘a national security matter.’
Numerous reports indicate that the arrest deals with an alleged plot to blow up Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport. ABC News says the plot involved a plan to drive an explosive-laden van into the airport.