Top of the Hour: AWOL Soldier Accused of Terror Plot, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Naser Jason Abdo, an Army private who had been missing since earlier this month, has been accused of planning a “terrorist plot” to kill other soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas. It has been less than two years since Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, went on a shooting rampage at the base.

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