By Geno McGahee

An FBI informant led to the arrest of five men, three of them “anarchists,” that were planning on blowing up a bridge in Ohio, near Cleveland. The bridge is about 15 miles south of Cleveland and carries a state highway over a part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The men actually planted what they believed to be explosives at the base of the bridge, armed them, and then went to a remote area and attempted to set off the explosives.

The explosives were not real, supplied by an FBI employee, posing no danger to the people, but proving that the intentions of this group were very real. The suspects were from 20 years old to 35, and were arrested on charges of conspiracy and trying to use explosives to damage property.

The following were charged in this plot: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, Douglas L. Wright, 26, Anthony Hayne, 35, leaving two others to be charged today. Reportedly, the plot was one of many that the group considered, targeting a new casino as a possible attack as well.

The FBI should get a lot of credit for stopping this attack from this group. It could have easily been a tragedy.