Farooque Ahmed, 34, a naturalized citizen born in Pakistan, was arrested Wednesday. He was indicted on charges of 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 carry out multiple bombings to cause mass causalities at Washington-are metro station.
Va man charged in fake bomb plot against DC subway
WASHINGTON
The FBI says the public was never in danger because its agents
were aware of the man's activities before the alleged planning took
place and monitored him throughout.
