Kansas Man Charged With Plotting To Bomb Airport

A Kansas man is under arrest after plotting to blow up Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.

Terry Loewen, an aviation tech at the airport, reportedly spent months planning the attack to destroy the airport. The plot involved using his access card to drive a vehicle loaded with explosives to a terminal and then planned to die in the attack.

FBI agents arrested Loewen was arrested early Friday morning while trying to gain access to a tarmac with the vehicle he thought was loaded with explosives. Authorities said that the car had been filled with fake explosives and the public was never in danger.

He faces life in prison on federal charges including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Loewen was under investigation since summer after making statements he wanted to commit an act of violent jihad against the United States.