Feds arrest man planning attack on U.S. Capitol -- sources
AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari
UPDATED 1:51 p.m. ET
U.S. officials on Friday arrested a Moroccan man they say was planning a suicide mission at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told CBS News.
The man was never a real threat and part of an apparent sting, the official told CBS News.
The suspect is a 29-year-old, who is in the United States illegally and living in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said.
The man had been seeking assistance in executing a terrorist attack against the United States, and officials had investigating him for months. FBI agents arrested him in his garage in Alexandria after providing him with what he believed was a suicide vest.
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Additional reporting by Andres Triay and John Miller.
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- A "Moroccan" man...PC for Muslim terrorist.
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- Once again -- treating terrorists like criminals work better than the Bush policy.
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- reality_sanity, Now you know you aren't supposed to bring up Bush! It doesn't matter that the Republiklans want to continue to do what THAT IDIOT did.. doesn't matter than their approach to policy hasn't changed... You just can't say it! LMAO
