The FBI on Wednesday announced that it arrested a Florida man in connection to an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, in the latest alleged plan to attack the United States.

The bureau revealed that it began investigating South Florida resident Harun Abdul-Malik Yener in February, after it received a tip that he was allegedly keeping bomb-making schematics in an unlocked storage unit. 

The FBI said it obtained a search warrant for the unit and found multiple electronics, including watches with timers, and electronic circuit boards, according to CBS News. He has been charged with attempted use of an explosive to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce.

Yener allegedly chose the stock exchange because he felt it would get a lot of support from the public. His goal was to reset the United States government, authorities said.

"There is one place that would be hella easy… the stock exchange, that would be a great hit," Yener allegedly told an undercover agent last month. "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."

He also allegedly noted that it would be like a "small nuke went off" and killed those around and inside of the stock exchange.

The bureau said Yener conducted multiple searches for how to make explosives out of regular household items, and shared at least 10 such videos online. 

The arrest is only the latest in a handful of recent national security threats. A man from Afghanistan was arrested by the FBI in October over an alleged terrorist plot on Election Day, and a Pakistani was indicted in September for allegedly plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting U.S. officials.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.