ABC News: U.S.: 5 Suspects Charged in Ohio Bomb Plot Due in Court

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5 Suspects Charged in Ohio Bomb Plot Due in Court May 7th 2012, 10:23 Five men suspected of plotting to bomb a highway bridge in northeast Ohio are due back in court. A federal magistrate judge in Cleveland scheduled a preliminary hearing Monday for the five, who are described by the government as self-proclaimed anarchists. They were indicted on three counts each. AP Photos provided by the FBI show five men... View Full Caption Photos provided by the FBI show five men arrested Monday, April 30, 2012, and accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, Ohio, the FBI announced Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Top row, from left, are Douglas Wright, Brandon Baxter and Anthony Hayne. Bottom row, from left, are Joshua Stafford and Connor Stevens. There was no danger to the public because the explosives were inoperable and were controlled by an undercover FBI employee, the agency said Tuesday in announcing the men's arrests. The target of the plot was a bridge that carries a four-lane state highway over part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the Brecksville area, about 15 miles south of downtown Cleveland, the FBI said. (AP Photo/FBI) Close The court also must take up the question of setting bond for the suspects. The government wants them locked up pending trial. The FBI says the five were arrested last week after setting the codes for what they thought would be an explosion to destroy a bridge south of Cleveland. But the bomb was a fake arranged by an FBI informant. One defense attorney calls it a case of entrapment, with the informant guiding the way.

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