The Federal Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney announced the arrest of a teenager in Philadelphia on multiple terrorism charges.

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FBI Arrests Philadelphia Teen on Terrorism Charges

In a press conference yesterday, the FBI and District Attorney of Philadelphia announced the arrest of a 17 year old on multiple terrorism charges. Officials say the teenager was in contact with K TJ. Now that's a group affiliated with Al Qaeda and was quote, an aspiring terrorist FBI special agent in charge. Jacqueline Maguire said this most concerning however, was the evidence that he had access to firearms and had purchased items and materials commonly used in the construction of improvised explosive devices. This was now a situation where we believe public safety was at risk. End quote.