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Frank James pleads guilty to terrorism charges in Brooklyn subway shooting

The man who fired more than 30 shots on a New York City subway train last spring pleaded guilty to terrorism charges on Tuesday. Frank James was arrested on 13 April 2022 after opening fire on the subway, shooting 10 people.

James, 63 and from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation vehicle – one count for each gunshot victim, the Department of Justice noted – and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of his attack.

About 30 people required medical treatment after the shooting, which happened on 12 April, including four schoolchildren aged 12 to 16. In addition to bullet wounds, victims suffered smoke inhalation and injuries from falls and panic.

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