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Pompeo plans talk on Kansas airport bombing plot

Congressman Mike Pompeo
Congressman Mike Pompeo

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A discussion of an alleged suicide bomb plot at Wichita’s main airport is on the agenda for Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo in a visit to the city.

The Republican lawmaker was scheduled to speak Friday at the Wichita Pachyderm Club’s monthly luncheon. His office said Pompeo planned to discuss the case of an avionics technician accused of planning a suicide bombing at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.

The 58-year-old man was arrested Dec. 13 after a months-long government sting when he allegedly tried to drive a van carrying inert explosives onto the airport tarmac.

Pompeo also planned to speak Friday afternoon at McConnell Air Force Base, during an event marking the 20th anniversary of the 22nd Aerial Refueling Wing.

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