TOPEKA, Kan. — A man accused of aiding a foiled plot to bomb a Kansas military post on behalf of the Islamic State pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday.

Alexander E. Blair admitted in a Topeka federal court that he lent $100 to a friend, John T. Booker, to pay for storage of a bomb that Booker planned to detonate last year outside the Fort Riley military post, about 60 miles west of Topeka.

Blair could get up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 22.

Prosecutors say Booker, 21, planned the attack with two contacts who were confidential FBI informants. Agents arrested Booker in 2015 when he was trying to arm the bomb, which was actually a fake.

Booker pleaded guilty in February to one count each of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy government property with an explosive.

Prosecutors said Blair and Booker met at a mosque in Topeka and had similar views about waging jihad against the US military.

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