UPDATE 1-Illinois man charged in plot to bomb federal offices | Markets | Markets News | Reuters: "An Illinois man was ordered held on Thursday on charges he tried to blow up a federal building in the state capital, a case unrelated to the New York terrorism plot.
Michael Finton, also known as Talib Islam, was arrested in Springfield, Illinois, and charged with attempted murder of federal officers or employees and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, charges that carry a life sentence.
'Fortunately, a coordinated undercover law enforcement effort was able to thwart his efforts and ensure no one was harmed,' David Kris, assistant Attorney General for National Security, said in a statement.
Finton was arrested on Wednesday in Springfield as he used a cell phone to try to detonate the bomb he believed was inside a van he had just parked outside the federal building.
Appearing in a courtroom on Thursday in the same building he is accused of targeting, Finton waived his right to a detention hearing.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore appointed a public defender to represent Finton and ordered him held pending an indictment by a grand jury."
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