FBI Foils Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Nashville Power Grid with Drone

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A 24-year-old Tennessee man, Skyler Philippi, has been arrested for allegedly plotting a neo-Nazi-inspired attack on a Nashville energy facility using a drone armed with explosives. The FBI, alerted by a confidential source, thwarted the plan by providing Philippi with inert explosives. Philippi, who espoused white supremacist ideologies, aimed to incite unrest by targeting critical infrastructure. He faces charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility, with a potential life sentence if convicted.
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