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The Independent UK
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Michael Kunzelman

Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebration

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A New Jersey man has been arrested on charges that he had explosive materials in his possession near a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing to celebrate an annual Mass marking the start of the U.S. Supreme Court's term, according to police and court records.

Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, was charged with possession of a destructive device after his arrest on Sunday outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral, court records show.

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