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Chance Brannon is jailed for nine years for California attack and plot to spark a neo-Nazi "race war".

27 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS abortion debateImage source, CBSBy Max MatzaBBC NewsA former US Marine has been jailed for nine years for firebombing a California Planned Parenthood clinic and plotting other attacks to spark a "race war".

Chance Brannon, 24, pleaded guilty to the March 2022 attack on the healthcare clinic, which provides abortions in some of its locations.

He also plotted to attack Jewish people and an LGBT pride event taking place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

At the time of his arrest, he was an active duty member of the US Marines.

Prosecutors said Brannon was a neo-Nazi who frequently spoke of "cleansing" the US of "particular ethnic groups".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68828076

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