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28 October 2010 Last updated at 17:20 GMT
DC 'bomb plot' man tried to contact militants, FBI says
The FBI learned in January that a man arrested over an alleged Washington DC Metro bomb plot tried to contact extremist groups in an effort to fight US forces overseas, the agency says.

Farooque Ahmed and another unnamed person hoped to fight in Afghanistan or Pakistan early next year, FBI agent Charles Davoub said in an statement.
Mr Davoub said Mr Ahmed may have acquired weapons in 2008 and 2009.
The 34-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in the Washington DC area. Read MORE
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28 October 2010 Last updated at 00:26 GMT
Man arrested over 'plot to bomb Washington DC Metro'

A man has been arrested over a plot to bomb Metro stations in the US capital.
Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn in the state of Virginia was conspiring with people he believed were from al-Qaeda, the Department of Justice said.
Mr Ahmed was taken into custody on Wednesday morning. If convicted he faces up to 50 years in prison. READ MORE
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Pakistan-origin man charged in fake DC bomb plot
Oct 28th, 2010 | AP

Washington: A Pakistani-born Virginia man was arrested on Wednesday and accused of casing Washington-area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaida plot to bomb and kill commuters.

The bombing plot was a ruse conducted over the past six months, the FBI said, but 34-year-old Farooque Ahmed readily handed over video of northern Virginia subway stations, suggested using rolling suitcases rather than backpacks to kill as many people as possible and offered to donate money to al-Qaida's cause overseas.

The public never was in danger because FBI agents were aware of Ahmed's activities and monitored him throughout, the agency said. And the people that Ahmed thought were al-Qaida operatives were actually individuals who worked on behalf of the government, according to a federal law enforcement official who requested anonymity to discuss details of the case. READ MORE

 

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