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Man accused of bomb plot at Kansas airport to change plea

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack at a Wichita airport has told the court that he intends to change his plea.

A docket notation Friday shows the change-of-plea hearing for Terry L. Loewen is set for Monday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Monti Belot in federal court in Wichita.

Loewen was arrested in December 2013 when the former avionics technician allegedly tried to bring a van filled with inert explosives onto the tarmac at what was then Mid-Continent Airport.

He is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use an explosive device to damage property and attempting to give material support to al-Qaida.

His defense attorney did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment, and the U.S. attorney’s office declined comment.

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