Boston (ap)-a man arrested on Wednesday and planning the attack on the pentagon and accused the United States Capitol use remote control plane with explosives armed-a few cases of terrorist crime of the latest federal sting spring.
In the United States Rezwan Ferdaus framingham, Massachusetts, was arrested, undercover federal agents of the materials provided, he allegedly requirements, including grenades, 6 machine guns and his thought is 24 pounds of C-4 explosives. Federal officials said, never the dangerous explosives, and it is always under control, and monitor the public.
Wednesday's arrested similar to other cases in which is known as want to become terrorists in a stabbing pain, around the plot of the fictional around the crack down on all targets, as Dallas skyscapers or Chicago nightclubs, operation. But, in this case, authorities say, Ferdaus plan plan.
Ferdaus, 26 ashland, according to a federal affidavit, began to believe that the United States is evil web site and video through jihad, and began to plan for the United States in early 2010 of "holy war". He was in contact with the federal informant December months after allegedly held the meeting began, discussion and undercover federal agents of the plot, and he thinks that is al qaeda members.
Ferdaus said, he will have to deal with the psychological blow "Allah enemy" hit the pentagon, he called it "the snake's head and heart", according to this chapter oath.
"Allah gave our privilege", he was told to report. "...... he made by our hand to punish them. We."
Ferdaus, a U.S. citizen, who graduated from northeastern university, bachelor's degree in physics, bachelor's degree, made in federal court, trying to destroy the federal charges of building and provide support to foreign terrorist organization is the "base" organization, a brief initial appearance Wednesday. Detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Stay in his lawyer, Catherine byrne, office, and in the oath of the address listed in chapter Ferdaus telephone information.
Several so-called domestic plot since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including the grams in New York, on; Portland, Oregon, and defeat in Virginia.
Often involves the federal stings around terrorism after arrest sea1de claim for compensation, but no since September 11, brings the case has been accepted by the court for this reason.
Homeland security committee member, Massachusetts U.S. Congressman William keating said, congress already months from local extremists emerging threat warning. He said, "" al-qaeda is made wide radical for individuals or small groups, has been in the country because the significant advantage.
"Keating said," they have been here, so they don't get in the country's disability, they know that country better. ... ... They know how to move. "We heard testimony, as such (Ferdaus arrested) thing is inevitable."
Is accused of planning to use three measure length for 80 inches (200 centimeters) of the remote control plane Ferdaus. Supposedly, Ferdaus plan to 5 pounds (2.27 kg), each of the aircraft, but also save the jolt some pentagon bombed bridge near.
The plane, from the GPS guidance, faster than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers) of ability, will strike, the pentagon and the Capitol dome blow "into pieces," according to Ferdaus "plan, described in chapter. Ferdaus oath then plan of subsequent automatic weapons attacks six people into two teams, according to the oath chapter.
At one point, according to the oath in detail in chapter conversation, Ferdaus told the undercover record, he attacked America desire is so strong, "I just can't stop for me have no other choice."
According to the oath, Ferdaus chapter to Washington to June and formulated do monitor 15 phase of the attack plan. He also allegedly rented storage space plane in framingham, tell the manager, he plans to use music space.
Ferdaus allegedly killing women and children may be a problem, says all the islamic don't believe his enemy.
Prosecutors also accused Ferdaus undercover provide mobile phone equipment, he says, can be used to remote control detonating explosives. When undercover false told his equipment has been used to kill three American soldiers in Iraq, says he become apparent that excitement, and said he was "incredible...... we are changing the world."
Rezwan is unmarried, no children, the affidavit said.
He had at least a legal brush. In 2003, the Boston globe reported, he "and two other senior student accused Syria o what a student in a package of beating.
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