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TERRORIST ATTACK—A male with a hateful sentiment opened fire and carried out a violent attack on the Brooklyn subway on Tuesday. Before he takes the action, the suspect had posted hundreds of hateful videos on YouTube.

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“Frank James has been charged by complaint in Brooklyn Federal Court with one count of violating 18 USC sections 1992, A7 and B1, which prohibits terrorist and other violent attacks against mass transportation systems,” said Breon Peace, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “The statue is titled ‘Terrorism and Other Violent Attacks in Mass Transportation.’”

It was the worst mass shooting in the history of the subway system and now James will face terror-related charges.

According to the police investigation, the suspect often posted disturbing content on social media, including hundreds of hours of profanity-laced videos on YouTube.

Frank James had a lot to say about the state of the world and he shared it almost daily online.

“They keep mentioning the potential of World War III. No, we’re already in World War III,” he says in one video.

Hundreds of video rants filled with foul-mouthed disdain for Black people, white people, Hispanic people, Asian people, celebrities, and politicians, including Adams and his policies on subway crime.

“You can do something about the homeless. He can do that, which is good, but those gonna commit crime, like the shooting. [Expletive] shot in the chest out in Brooklyn. Old lady got hit in the head with a hammer. You can’t stop that. That means you have to have a policeman in every station, and that’s not possible!” James said in one video.

It was a chilling foreshadowing of the subway attack three weeks later.

Back on the day of the crime, the suspect’s state also attracted the attention of other passengers.

“He was talking to himself the whole time,” Gjeloshi said, who was sitting across from the suspect when he started shooting, “He was shooting, boom, boom. I was like, whoa, this guy’s crazy.”

James’ first appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court will be Thursday. If he is convicted on this federal charge, he faces life in prison.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/brooklyn-subway-shooting-frank-james- manhunt-nyc-attack/

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