The Department of Justice has arrested and charged a Florida man with attempting to bomb the Chinese Embassy in Washington in September.
The DOJ accuses Christopher Rodriguez, a licensed Florida Attorney, of traveling up to Washington and placing a bag full of explosives against the back wall and outer fence of the Chinese Embassy at some point before 3 a.m. on Sept. 25. The suspected bomb consisted of about 15 pounds of binary explosives, which can be set off by shooting at them with a firearm. Authorities believe Mr. Rodriguez placed the backpack about 12 feet from the outer wall of the embassy and that he attempted to set off the explosive device with a few gunshots.
