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US serviceman held amid 'plot' to attack Fort Hood US serviceman held amid 'plot' to attack Ford 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 arrested in Texas will face federal charges after bomb-making materials were found in his motel room, the FBI has said.
The 21-year-old accused was arrested after buying guns near the base and was found with bomb-making materials, officials reportedly said. Pfc Naser Abdo, 21, was arrested in the town of Killeen and admits planning an attack on the nearby US Army base at Fort Hood, officials reportedly said.
The private first class allegedly told law enforcement officers he was at the base to "get even", US media reported. The Muslim infantry soldier allegedly told police officers he was near the base to "get even", US media said.
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. Mr Abdo, who is currently being held on an unrelated child pornography charge in Killeen, refused to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan from Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky before going missing, FBI agent Eric Vasys said.
>A statement on the Fort Hood website acknowledged the soldier's arrest. A >statement on the Fort Hood website acknowledged Mr Abdo's arrest, saying he was not taken into custody at Fort Hood nor was he a Fort Hood-based soldier.
It said: "We are aware at this time that Killeen Police Department arrested a soldier yesterday. Mr Abdo was granted conscientious objector status earlier this year after he said his religious beliefs would prevent him from fighting in any war.
"The incident leading to the arrest did not occur on Fort Hood and the soldier was not a Fort Hood-based soldier." The Army private has been absent without leave since 4 July, military officials said.
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. Pending federal charges
The Army private is reportedly a Muslim American who had refused to deploy to Iraq. Mr Abdo was arrested after police in Killeen received a call from staff at America's Best Value Inn, where he was arrested, Killeen police spokesperson Carroll Smith told the BBC.
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 suspect was arrested after the owner of a gun store phoned police about a suspicious man who purchased ammunition, a defence official told the CNN news network.
The accused allegedly also visited another store and bought a military uniform. Mr Abdo 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. Mr Vasys said on Thursday that firearms and "items that could be identified as bomb-making components, including gunpowder" were removed from the soldier's room.
He added that the FBI plans to charge Mr Abdo with possessing bomb-making components on Thursday, at which time he'll be transferred into federal custody.
"I would emphasize that any threat that Abdo posed is now over," Mr Vasys told the Associated Press news agency.
He added: "Suffice it to say, we're looking into all aspects of Mr Abdo's life to determine his motivations and intentions."
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. Maj Hasan was officially charged in court earlier this month. He faces the death penalty if convicted.