Police in the United States have arrested 13 people in connection with reported plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and attack the state’s Capitol building. A federal court charged six men with plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her home. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the group sought to carry out the crime before the U.S. presidential election November 3. It says the suspects wanted to act against what they saw as Whitmer’s uncontrolled power. Separately, seven other people were charged in state court under Michigan’s anti-terrorism laws. They are accused of planning to attack police and seeking a civil war. The FBI said four of the men charged had planned Wednesday to meet to make a payment on explosives and exchange, equipment for kidnapping Whitmer. Whitmer, a Democrat, was once considered a possible running mate to presidential candidate Joe Biden. She has been both praised and criticized for her actions to deal with the coronavirus health crisis in Michigan.
Title: 13 Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
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