The FBI says 5 Clevelanders planned to bomb the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge on Route 82. FBI agents foiled their plan. (Photo courtesy: Dava Hatala/WEWS)
From L-R: Doug Wright, Josh Stafford, Tony Hayne, Connor Stevens, Brandon Baxter.
Josh Stafford, 23, has been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive material to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
Tony Hayne, 35, has been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive material to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
Doug Wright, 26, has been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive material to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
Connor Stevens, 20, has been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive material to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
Brandon Baxter, 20, has been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive material to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
A street view of the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge on Rt. 82, the target of a terror plot by 5 Cleveland men. FBI agents foiled the plot and said the public was never in danger. (Photo courtesy: Tracy Carloss)
The FBI showed this map of where 5 Cleveland men tried remotely blowing up the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge on Route 82.
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The FBI displayed this map at their 10 a.m. news conference announcing the arrests of 5 men who tried to blow up the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge on Route 82.
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According to an indictment, the 5 men arrested in the Brecksville bridge bomb plot also discussed blowing up the Detroit bridge, saying they wanted to "bring Cleveland down to a pile of rubble and ashes."
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The 5 men arrested by the FBI talked about blowing up the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland. The anarchists wanted to blow up bridges because they said it would cause financial damage.
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The opening of the Horseshoe Casino was also a possible target by the 5 men arrested by the Cleveland FBI. The men also talked about driving a car into the Federal Reserve Bank to blow it up.
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According to documents, the 5 men arrested by the FBI on conspiracy charges talked about blowing up the Justice Center, but later joked it would kill too many inmates and crossed it off the list.
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The FBI in Cleveland held a 10 a.m. news conference on May 1, 2012 to discuss the bridge bomb plot and detail the arrests of 5 men. (Photo courtesy: Paul Kiska/WEWS)
The FBI says 5 Clevelanders planned to bomb the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge on Route 82. Agents foiled their plan going undercover with the men since July. (Photo courtesy: Dava Hatala/WEWS)
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