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| US serviceman held amid 'plot' to attack Fort Hood | |
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| An Awol US soldier who allegedly planned an attack on the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas is in custody, according to US media. | An Awol US soldier who allegedly planned an attack on the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas is in custody, according to US media. |
| The 21-year-old accused was arrested after buying guns near the base and was found with bomb-making materials, officials reportedly said. | The 21-year-old accused was arrested after buying guns near the base and was found with bomb-making materials, officials reportedly said. |
| The private first class allegedly told law enforcement officers he was at the base to "get even", US media reported. | The private first class allegedly told law enforcement officers he was at the base to "get even", US media reported. |
| Fort Hood was the scene of a gun rampage in 2009 that claimed 13 lives. | Fort Hood was the scene of a gun rampage in 2009 that claimed 13 lives. |
| The man arrested on Wednesday in the city of Killeen, Texas, is currently being held on an unrelated child pornography charge, according to law enforcement officials. | The man arrested on Wednesday in the city of Killeen, Texas, is currently being held on an unrelated child pornography charge, according to law enforcement officials. |
| A statement on the Fort Hood website acknowledged the soldier's arrest. | A statement on the Fort Hood website acknowledged the soldier's arrest. |
| It said: "We are aware at this time that Killeen Police Department arrested a soldier yesterday. | It said: "We are aware at this time that Killeen Police Department arrested a soldier yesterday. |
| "The incident leading to the arrest did not occur on Fort Hood and the soldier was not a Fort Hood-based soldier." | "The incident leading to the arrest did not occur on Fort Hood and the soldier was not a Fort Hood-based soldier." |
| FBI agent Eric Vasys told Reuters news agency that the detainee had been missing from work at the Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky, near Fort Hood. | FBI agent Eric Vasys told Reuters news agency that the detainee had been missing from work at the Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky, near Fort Hood. |
| The Army private is reportedly a Muslim American who had refused to deploy to Iraq. | The Army private is reportedly a Muslim American who had refused to deploy to Iraq. |
| He was arrested after police in Killeen received a call from the owner of a gun store about a suspicious man, a defence official told the CNN news network. | He was arrested after police in Killeen received a call from the owner of a gun store about a suspicious man, a defence official told the CNN news network. |
| The accused allegedly also visited another store and bought a military uniform. | The accused allegedly also visited another store and bought a military uniform. |
| FBI agents reportedly searched the soldier's hotel room in Texas and found gunpowder, shotgun shells, four magazines and ammunition. | FBI agents reportedly searched the soldier's hotel room in Texas and found gunpowder, shotgun shells, four magazines and ammunition. |
| On 9 November 2009, Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was due to deploy to Afghanistan, allegedly shot dead 12 soldiers and one civilian before police bullets wounded him. | On 9 November 2009, Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was due to deploy to Afghanistan, allegedly shot dead 12 soldiers and one civilian before police bullets wounded him. |
| He faces the death penalty if convicted. | He faces the death penalty if convicted. |