Man planning truck ramming attack at National Harbor near DC "inspired by ISIS"

A Maryland man was planning to commit a terrorist attack at National Harbor, just outside Washington, DC, using a stolen truck and tactics ‘inspired’ by Islamic State, according to the US Department of Justice

Rondell Henry, 28, allegedly planned to use a vehicle to kill pedestrians at the waterfront development just outside the US capital, according to the federal indictment announced by the DOJ on Monday. He was charged with “interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.”

#BREAKING Maryland man accused of stealing a truck and plotting to drive it into a crowd full of people at #NationalHarbor. Rondell Henry was arrested last Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say he was inspired by ISIS @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/rIav0Xcy2x

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