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New York Stock Exchange, Manhattan, New York (Credit: Ken Lund)

Federal authorities arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a South Florida resident, for allegedly planning to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) capable of massive destruction outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

According to court documents reviewed by The Gateway Pundit, Yener’s motives were rooted in a desire to “reboot” the United States government.

Yener, 30, reportedly spent months crafting a detailed plan to construct and detonate the device in one of the world’s most critical financial hubs.

His alleged target date was the week leading up to Thanksgiving 2024, a time of heavy market activity.

The FBI’s affidavit claims Yener believed the attack would “wake people up” and disrupt the U.S. government.

Investigators revealed that Yener had a history of extremist behavior, including prior threats of violence and documented attempts to join militia groups.

The affidavit reveals that Yener, born in the U.S. in 1994, began crafting his plan as early as 2017, gathering bomb-making materials and researching high-impact targets. His stated motivation? A radical vision of triggering a “reboot” of the U.S. government.

Yener, who previously sought affiliation with extremist groups, constructed the IED with assistance he believed came from a militia, though these “militia members” were, in reality, undercover FBI agents.

The investigation began when a tip led authorities to Yener’s unlocked storage unit in Coral Springs, Florida, containing bomb schematics and other alarming materials.

Surveillance and undercover operations confirmed his intent to target the NYSE, a symbol of American financial power.

He also recorded a manifesto intended for public release, warning the U.S. government to cease arms sales and implement mass deportations.

According to the court document:

In February 2024, the FBI began investigating YENER, a South Florida resident born in the United States in 1994, after receiving a tip that YENER was storing bombmaking schematics in an unlocked storage unit in Coral Springs, Florida.

After obtaining YENER’s consent to search and a subsequent search warrant, FBI special agents found bombmaking sketches, numerous watches with timers, electronic circuit boards, and other electronics in YENER’s storage unit that could be used for constructing explosive devices.

From search warrant returns on YENER’s Google accounts, agents discovered his repeated internet searches for aspects of bombmaking since as early as 2017.

During an interview on March 1, 2024, YENER told law enforcement he had experience building “rockets” and “bombs,” and that he had previously attempted to join domestic extremist groups.

In June 2024, YENER disclosed to an FBI confidential source (“CS”) his desire to join an anti-government militia and to construct an improvised explosive device.

After meeting an FBI undercover employee, whom YENER believed to be part of a militia, YENER identified the New York Stock Exchange as the location for deploying and detonating the improvised explosive device and his target date for carrying out the bombing was the week of November 18, 2024.

His stated motivation for bombing the NYSE was to attain a “reboot” and/or “reset” of the United States government. In October and November 2024, in a law enforcement-controlled secure location that he believed to be controlled by the militia, YENER re-wired two-way radios to function as a remote trigger for the explosive device.

YENER tasked FBI undercover employees with procuring the explosive element for the device, conducting surveillance of the NYSE, and obtaining photos of the building to identify the precise location for detonating the explosive device.

YENER planned on wearing a disguise when planting the explosive device outside the NYSE and recorded a message to be delivered to the press about his reasons for the attack.

YENER anticipated the impact of the explosion would be “like a small nuke went off” and that “[a]nything outside” the building “will be wiped out” and “anything inside there would be killed.”

In a recorded conversation, he declared, “There is one place that would be hella easy…the stock exchange, that would be a great hit. Tons of people would support it. They would see it and think dude, this guy makes sense, they are [profanity] robbing us. So that’s perfect.”

Investigators also detailed his plan to disguise himself as a FedEx delivery driver to avoid detection.

According to the FBI, Yener’s ambitions extended beyond the NYSE; he reportedly discussed targeting other public locations such as stadiums, schools, and power grids.

“YENER discussed a hypothetical individual wearing a suicide vest inside a Walmart on Black Friday, inside a crowded football stadium during a football game, or in a school auditorium during a children’s Christmas play. YENER told the CS any of the aforementioned targets would be good targets because they would all be full of densely packed crowds of people, which would ensure maximum casualties,” according to the court document.

“YENER discussed how bombing a powerplant would greatly inconvenience local government and the community. YENER discussed that if one was interested in creating causalities, they might target a Walmart instead of a powerplant. YENER told the CS if one wanted to minimize civilian causalities, they could target the Walmart at night when the store is less crowded.”

Yener faces charges under federal terrorism statutes, including attempting to use an explosive device to damage property used in interstate commerce. If convicted, he could face life imprisonment.

Read the court document below: