The US thwarted an assassination plot against President Obama.
Four U.S. servicemen are suspected of forming an armed group with the aim of assassinating current President Barack Obama and overthrowing the government.
Anthony Peden (left) and Isaac Aguigui are being escorted by police. This is an archival photo taken on December 12, 2011.
RIA Novosti, citing the American newspaper Detroit Free Press, reported that all four individuals have been arrested. A prosecutor named Isabel Pauley stated that the group included both current and former military personnel.
They spent $87,000 on guns and bomb-making equipment. Specifically, the group purchased 15 guns, including semi-automatic assault rifles, at a gun store.
The FEAR group (an acronym for Forever Enduring Always Ready) plotted a series of attacks against the U.S. government, including bombing a dam in the state.
All four are also suspected of killing a fellow soldier and his girlfriend to keep their plans secret, after he decided not to participate anymore. Former soldier Michael Roark and his 17-year-old girlfriend Tiffany York were shot dead in the woods in December 2011, the Huffington Post reported.
Police began keeping an eye on the group after receiving information from an anonymous relative of a member named Isaac Aguigui, the group's founder and leader.
In addition to those already arrested, prosecutors believe there may still be members of the group who have not been apprehended.
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