In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

[Q]: An Illinois Army National Guard soldier vowed to bring 'the flames of war' to America if he was unable to join ISIS in Syria, while his cousin bragged about gunning down 150 people at a military base disguised in his uniform, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Hasan R. Edmonds, the 22-year-old guardsman, was arrested Wednesday evening at Chicago Midway International Airport trying to board a plane on the first leg of a journey to Egypt. Jonas M. Edmonds, 29, was detained a few hours later his home in Aurora, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said. A federal complaint says the plan was for Jonas to carry out an attack at military installation in Illinois after Hasan left for the Middle East.Hasan Edmonds was arrested at Chicago Midway Airport on WednesdayHe was trying to board a plane for the first leg of his journey to EgyptTold an undercover FBI agent on Facebook he'd bring 'flames of war' to the U.S. if he couldn't get to SyriaHis cousin Jonas was arrested at home in Aurora, Illinois, the same dayThe plan was for him to stage an attack on the base where Hasan trainedPair allegedly drove to the target to discuss their plans on TuesdayBoth appeared in a Chicago court for the first time on Thursday 
 Question:In other social media messages, Hasan said his knowledge of the U.S. military and American psychology would prove helpful in terrorizing _, prosecutors contend.
[A]: America


[Q]: The gunman who killed nine people last week at an Oregon college shot himself in front of his classmates after being wounded by two hero cops. Also revealed on Wednesday was that Umpqua Community College shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, was discharged from the Army after attempting to commit suicide. Harper-Mercer was discharged after one month of basic training at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army wouldn't disclose details of the 2008 suicide attempt but that it indicates Harper-Mercer was deeply troubled long before he opened fire on his classmates last Thursday.Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot himself in a classroom after being wounded by two hero cops who opened fireHarper-Mercer was discharged from the Army in 2008 for trying to commit suicideTodd Spingath was one of two officers to take down Oregon shooterHis partner and fellow vet, Joe Kaney, was identified earlier this weekThe pair have been hailed for preventing further potential devastationThey rushed into Umpqua Community College five minutes after alert 
 Question:At a Wednesday news conference, authorities said that two police officers in plainclothes were the first to confront Harper-_ after he began shooting at his morning writing class.
[A]: Mercer


[Q]: Allegations that a secret undercover police unit carried out spying operations on Labour MPs need to be investigated immediately, Nick Clegg demanded this morning. The Deputy Prime Minister said the idea that elected politicians were being 'snooped on' because of their views 'appalled' him and urged the Home Secretary Theresa May to order a wider probe into undercover police tactics to investigate allegations. It comes after a former officer, Peter Francis, said he read files on 10 MPs during his 11 years working for the Metropolitan Police's now notorious Special Demonstration Squad. The Deputy Prime Minister said the idea that elected politicians were being 'snooped on' because of their views 'appalled' himA former officer from a secret police unit admitted spying on Labour MPsTargets included deputy leader Harriet Harman, Peter Hain and Jack StrawNick Clegg this morning said the allegations, if true, were 'terrible'Deputy Prime Minister said a probe into police tactics to investigate them 
 Question:Hundreds of animal rights activists, neo-Nazi groups, campaigners for black justice and other campaigners who, unknowingly, were spied on by the _ could have their convictions overturned.
[A]:
Special Demonstration Squad