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Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged with committing a terrorist attack against a mass transportation system after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a train

The alleged attack occurred on a CTA Blue Line train near the Clark and Lake station in the city's Loop district

The woman is hospitalized and in critical condition

A man has been charged with terrorism after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on a Chicago train.

Lawrence Reed, a resident of Chicago, has been charged with "committing a terrorist attack against a mass transportation system," on Wednesday, Nov. 19, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.

While police initially believed that an argument had taken place between the suspect and victim, the criminal complain

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