The man accused of randomly setting a woman on fire while on a Chicago transit train this week has been slapped with a federal terrorism charge, marking the latest instance of violence on public transit that continues to plague the country.

Lawrence Reed, 50, is charged with one count of committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system, the Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

Reed was riding on the city’s Blue Line L train at around 9 p.m. Monday when he approached a 26-year-old woman from behind and doused her with gasoline from a plastic drink bottle, according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrest affidavit.

The woman managed to fight Reed off as he attempted to ignite the gas, then ra

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