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Bhabanipur by-poll starts amid tight security; day of reckoning for Mamata

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Bhabanipur by-poll starts amid tight security; day of reckoning for Mamata

Mamata Banerjee took oath as the state’s chief minister on May 5. As per law, the TMC chief needs to get elected to Bengal assembly by November 5 in order to continue in her postThe by-election to Bhabanipur assembly seat in south Kolkata, being contested Officials said that Mamata Banerjee retained the post of Chief Minister of West Bengal, which started under strict security measures at 7am on Thursday morning. The elections for the Samserganj and Jangipur parliamentary seats in Murshidabad, Bangladesh are also held today because the elections were postponed in April after the death of the two candidates.

The counting of votes will take place on October 3. After Sovandeb Chatterjee, the current legislator of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from Baba Nipur, resigned, voting became necessary so that Banerjee could run for her seat and retain her seat. Although the Trinamool Congress swept parliament in a parliamentary poll after winning 213 of the 292 controversial seats in April this year and returned to power for the third consecutive term, Banerjee still lost from Nandigram. Suvendu Adhikari of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who turned her disciple into an opponent.

She, however, took oath as the state’s chief minister on May 5. As per law, the TMC leader needs to get elected to the state assembly by November 5 in order to continue in her post. “About 35 companies of the central force have been deployed in Babanipur. In addition, 38 police pickets have been established. A central police observer has been deployed. There are 287 stalls in the constituency,” said the Indian Election Commission. An official said. Despite the accumulation of water in several pockets of Babanipur, the heavy rain that hit Kolkata has stopped. “The water level has dropped. Except for a few pockets, the water level has dropped and people have started voting,” said Firhad Hakim, chairman of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Management Committee. The electoral district has 206,389 voters, of which 95,143 are female voters, accounting for approximately 46%. More than 20% of the residents of Babanipur are Muslims, while Sikhs and non-Bengali Hindus make up about 34% of the local population.

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Who is Harun Abdul-Malik Yener? Florida man arrested over bomb threat to New York Stock Exchange

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Who is Harun Abdul-Malik Yener? Florida man arrested over bomb threat to New York Stock Exchange

FBI arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener for allegedly planning a bombing at the NYSE to “reset” the US government.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a South Florida resident, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as part of a plan to “reset” or “reboot” the U.S. government. According to unsealed court documents, Yener faces charges of attempting to use an improvised explosive device (IED) against a “building used in interstate or foreign commerce.”

The investigation into Yener began in February when the FBI received a tip about his possession of bomb-making plans stored in a locked Coral Springs storage unit. Upon executing a search warrant, agents discovered “bomb-making sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics” that could be used to construct explosives, per the criminal complaint.

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Court documents reveal that Yener was not only active on YouTube, posting videos on making explosives and fireworks, but also had a history of making threats.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener wanted to ‘reset’ US government

Back in March, Yener admitted to undercover federal agents that he had experience in creating “rockets” and “bombs” and had previously sought to join a “domestic extremist group.” He also revealed that in 2015, he had considered travelling to Iraq to join ISIS but ultimately decided against it, doubting the group’s ability to accomplish “their objectives.”

Yener also attempted to join extremist groups such as the Boogaloo Bois and the Proud Boys but was reportedly denied membership due to his stated desire to “pursue martyrdom.”

Yener allegedly shared his plot to attack the NYSE with an undercover FBI agent, identifying November 18 as his intended date for the bombing. He wanted to “reboot” or “reset” US government through the “bombing”.

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“There is one place that would be hella easy… the stock exchange, that would be a great hit. Tons of people would support it. They would see it and think, dude, this guy makes sense, they are [profanity] robbing us. So that’s perfect,” he told the undercover agent.

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On November 12, Yener reportedly made several audio recordings he planned to send to NBC News following the attack. He expressed his vision of the explosion as being comparable to a nuclear event, saying, “I feel like Bin Laden.” He allegedly added that the detonation would ensure “[a]nything outside” the building “will be wiped out” and “anything inside there would be killed.”

Following his arrest, Yener made his first court appearance and remains in custody as he awaits trial.

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