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US Citizen Arrested for Plot to Attack Washington Subway

   VOA News 27 October 2010
   File  photo  shows  the  skyline  of  Washington,  DC,  including  the
   Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol

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   File  photo  shows  the  skyline  of  Washington,  DC,  including  the
   Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol

   A Pakistani-American man was arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting
   attacks on the Washington, D.C. subway system, and sharing information
   with people he believed were tied to al-Qaida.
   U.S.  Justice  Department officials say 34-year-old Farooque Ahmed had
   been  photographing  subway  stations  around the nation's capital and
   planning  simultaneous  bomb attacks.  They say he began scouting the
   sites  in  April,  and  that  federal  investigators  had been closely
   monitoring his activities.
   Assistant  Attorney  General for National Security David Kris says the
   case  "underscores  the need for continued vigilance against terrorist
   threats."
   White  House  spokesman  Robert  Gibbs  called the arrest an important
   example  of  the  work  being done by U.S. law enforcement to keep the
   country  safe.  He  said  President Barack Obama was aware of the case
   prior to the arrest.
   Ahmed,  a  naturalized  American  citizen  born  in Pakistan, has been
   indicted  on  three  charges, including attempting to provide material
   support to a terrorist organization and planning a terrorist attack on
   a transit facility.
   If convicted, he faces a maximum 50 years in prison.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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