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Was AWOL Soldier Plotting Fort Hood Attack?

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    Police arrest Pvt. Naser Jason Abdo

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-- and we have this tell you that now that some new details on what could be.

What could've been I should say a horrifying.

Repeat of history in this Fox News exclusive sources telling us the military's investigating.

An eight -- soldier now in custody who plotted to launch another attack.

On Fort -- That of course is the same military posts you see this video from that horrible day in November 2009 the scene of the worst ever shooting at a US military installation.

Thirteen people.

All of them all but one of them soldiers killed back in 2009.

Thirty more were injured on that day and army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan could get the death penalty if he's convicted in that trial set for early next year.

So joining -- and our national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin who has this exclusive story for us.

And the Pentagon hello Jennifer.

Well mark that we broke this story early this morning but essentially what we have learned is that private Nasser -- Who was who is basically a -- from Fort Campbell from -- unit of Fort Campbell was arrested yesterday at 2 PM in Killeen Texas.

He was caught.

Trying to buy weapons and explosives we're told from the same gun store guns galore in Killeen Texas that major house and the Dow.

Was -- bought his weapons way in which He carried out that Fort Hood should shooting a year ago what we can tell you about private.

Out -- is that He is a Muslim who had applied for and received conscientious objector status from the army.

He was also in possession of -- hottest material when He was arrested is facing federal charges because He was found.

With quote bomb making materials we've obtained a video of private Nasser -- -- from the Middle East Media Research Institute.

And an interview that He gave to Al-Jazeera a year ago after He applied to be a conscientious objector on the eve of his first deployment to Afghanistan.

He -- shown praying He talks about being a Muslim.

I can't vote deploying be -- -- -- -- to -- -- -- OJ should be closed.

According to an internal army anti terrorism and Force Protection report.

-- -- bought three boxes of twelve gauge ammunition smokeless gunpowder and a magazine for -- Springfield nine millimeter gun.

He paid for the items in cash and then left in a taxi -- the owner of guns galore called the killing police private -- was picked up from a local hotel.

America's best value suites were told.

In killing He also we've learned visited an army surplus store.

And paid for in cash and army uniform to include local Fort -- unit patches.

Law enforcement officials tell fox that they suspect He was planning.

An attack in or around the -- Fort Hood area.

Of course that was the site of the November 2009.

Shooting that left thirteen US soldiers dead.

Now that that case major -- nun in doubt.

Is ongoing it took a turn just a week ago when his lawyer quit but all of this is the backdrop to this new arrest of a potential plot against Fort Hood I --

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