Nine people with ties to a Christian fringe militia group have been charged with conspiring to kill police officers in FBI raids across three US states.
The eight of the nine who belong to the group known as Hutaree (Pronounced Hoo-TAH-ray) - which calls itself a private army training against Satan - were arrested at the weekend.
Most were picked up a compound in the midwest state of Michigan, basically a field with a house and a couple of caravans which serve as Hutaree central.
Hutaree is an extremist, all-white, anti-government militia that advocates violence against US law enforcement officials.
The group has a website which includes video of their operations. It shows men in camouflage uniforms taking part in mock military battles using machine guns and small bombs.
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