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A man facing a federal terrorism charge for allegedly dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline and lighting her on fire on a Blue Line train car was ordered detained while awaiting trial Friday.

The unusual charge of terrorism against a mass transportation system filed against 50-year-old Lawrence Reed comes as President Donald Trump’s administration has repeatedly used violence on public transit as a political cudgel against blue cities. That includes Chicago, where the administration previously threatened to withhold federal funds from the CTA if it did not address crime and fare evasion to its satisfaction.

The CTA has repeatedly defended its safety practices. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday declared the attack an “isolated inc

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