The FBI says it has foiled a plot to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer by six men involved with an armed militia group. The governor had become a target of anti-government outrage after enacting strict social distancing measures since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
The men discussed murdering "tyrants" and trying the governor for "treason", according to court documents. They met repeatedly over the summer for arms training and combat drills, the FBI said, and co-ordinated surveillance around the governor's vacation home.
And they are among a growing number of paramilitary groups mobilising across the US.
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