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In the United States, investigating authorities have targeted several men for allegedly plotting an anti-government plot in the US state of Michigan. A court document released Thursday said the six men had been discussing the kidnapping of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer since at least the summer. According to the FBI, the suspects were arrested.
The governor’s vacation home was observed for the planned kidnapping. If convicted, the suspects face life sentences, prosecutor Andrew Birge said at a news conference.
Apparently, the suspects spoke of “violent fall”
In early 2020, the FBI learned on social media that a group of people had spoken of the “violent overthrow of certain government and police components,” including two of those arrested. To gain support for his efforts, one of the suspects approached a Michigan-based militia.
In a phone call in mid-June, one of the suspects is said to have said he would need 200 men to storm the Capitol in the capital Lansing and take hostages, including the governor, who will be tried for “treason.”
