Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, an admirer of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, was arrested last week and a powerful arsenal seized from his home in a Washington suburb, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Hasson, who was arrested on Friday, is being held on drug charges and for unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition. Hasson routinely perused portions of the "Breivik manifesto" on amassing firearms and how to compile a list of targets, they said. Hasson, a lieutenant in the US Coast Guard, has been working at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington since 2016 as an acquisitions officer, according to prosecutors. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1988-1993 and also spent two years in the US Army National Guard.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2019 00:11 UTC