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Iraqi national planned to bomb Manhattan synagogue, sources say
Federal prosecutors charged an Iraqi national on Friday with planning several terrorist attacks in the U.S. as retribution for the Iran war. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the latest.

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According to CBS News’s source item, Iraqi national planned to bomb Manhattan synagogue, sources say, Federal prosecutors charged an Iraqi national on Friday with planning several terrorist attacks in the U.S. as retribution for the Iran war. CBS News’ Anna Schecter has the latest.
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