Breaking News: New Jersey man arrested on terror charges after 'plotting to ...

Breaking News: New Jersey man arrested on terror charges after 'plotting to ...
Breaking News: New Jersey man arrested on terror charges after 'plotting to ...
New Jersey man, 20, arrested on terror charges after 'discussing plot to bomb Trump Tower' Johnathan Xie, 20, has been arrested on charges of providing support to a terrorist group, making false statements and sending interstate threats In addition to entertaining a potential attack on the Manhattan skyscraper, authorities believe he also conducted detailed surveillance of the building  

By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:29 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 18:27 BST, 22 May 2019

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A New Jersey man has been arrested on terror charges after he allegedly attempted to provide materials to a terrorist group and spoke about bombing Trump Tower, police have revealed. 

Johnathan Xie, 20, from Basking Ridge, was arrested on Wednesday morning on charges of attempting to provide support to a terrorist group, making false statements and transmitting a threat of interstate commerce. 

In addition to entertaining a potential attack on the Manhattan skyscraper, authorities believe he also conducted detailed surveillance of the building.  

Xie reportedly made a number of threats against against US-based pro-Israel groups and

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