Authorities charge second man in Kansas suicide bomb plot

Officials charged a second man on Friday in an alleged plot to set off a bomb at Fort Riley military base, in Kansas, NBC News reports.

Alexander E. Blair, 28, was charged with failing to report a felony, after officials allege that Blair loaned 20-year-old John T. Booker money to rent a storage locker for what he thought were explosives materials. Officials say Blair knew of Booker's plan to "kill as many soldiers as possible" in support of the Islamic State.

Authorities arrested Booker on Friday as he tried to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb near the military base. He has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to the Justice Department.

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