Monday, October 8, 2012

Man arrested in plot to blow up 48 churches

Gregory Arthur Weiler II, 23, was arrested last week at a motel in Miami, Oklahoma, in attempt to blow up 48 churches. Authorities found bomb-making materials in his hotel room. They also found a journal that contained his plans and goals to blow up the 48 churches in Miami. He is charged with threatening to use explosive or incediary device and he is charged with violating the Oklahoma Anti-Terrorism Act. Weiler will be in court on October 22.

My source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/us/oklahoma-church-bombing-plot/index.html?hpt=us_c2

This article is written by Joe Sutton from CNN. The author's point of view toward this situation is trying to get the facts and the point across. He is not very opinionated so he leaves us to make our own opinions based on the facts. This article was produced shortly after the incident so it might not have as much information. This article is written for an audience who wants to know what the knews is in our world. The main idea of the article is trying to convey that Weiller committed a crime and he is currently in jail.

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