Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, had intended to target San Francisco's busy Pier 39 - which gets around 10 million visitors a year - because he "knew it was a heavily crowded area". His plan involved the use of explosives that could "tunnel" or "funnel" people into a location where he could inflict casualties.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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Arrest foils plan to use explosives to target Pier 39 tourist spot in San Francisco, says FBI
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Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, had intended to target San Francisco's busy Pier 39 - which gets around 10 million visitors a year - because he "knew it was a heavily crowded area". His plan involved the use of explosives that could "tunnel" or "funnel" people into a location where he could inflict casualties.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Published
33 min ago
Arrest foils plan to use explosives to target Pier 39 tourist spot in San Francisco, says FBI