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| VA Man Arrested for Plotting DC Attacks |
| 2010-10-27 |
A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was arrested Wednesday on charges of planning bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area after an FBI sting operation, the Justice Department announced. A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was arrested Wednesday on charges of planning bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area after an FBI sting operation, the Justice Department announces. "Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., was arrested today for attempting to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaida," the department said in a statement. A grand jury returned an indictment against Ahmed on Tuesday, "charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, collecting information to assist in planning a terrorist attack on a transit facility, and attempting to provide material support to help carry out multiple bombings," the department added. |
| Posted by:Uleatch Dribble8106 |
| #2 See also PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > US FBI LINKS SHOTS FIRED AT PENTAGON, MARINE MUSEUM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-10-27 22:15 |
| #1 U.S. Citizen in name only >> USCINO ? nope, too close to Eskimo. American in name only >> AINO ? closer. Maybe AINOLe. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-10-27 15:29 |