Three men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants.<br /><br /> The members of a militia group called the Crusaders, had allegedly planned a strike on an apartment complex in Garden City.<br /><br /> The building was home to 120 people, including Muslim immigrants from Somalia. <br /><br /> The trio are charged with one count of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, and apparently planned to carry out the attack the day after the presidential election next month.<br /><br /> “It’s alleged the defendants conducted surveillance to size up potential targets. They stockpiled firearms, ammunition and explosive components. They even prepared a manifesto describing their beliefs to be published after the bombing,” explained Tom Beall, Acting US Attorney, District of Kansas.<br /><br /> The charges were based on a eight month-long investigation conducted by the FBI. If convicted they face a maximum sentence of life in prison.<br />
