Breaking: Virginia Man Charged With Planning Bombings At D.C. Metro Stations

MSNBC.com is reporting that a man has been arrested and charged with planning bombings at Metro stations in the Washington, D.C. area. The attempted bomber, Farooque Ahmed, 34, is a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen who lives in Ashburn, Virginia. Justice Department representatives say that Ahmed was “attempting to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaida.”

More from MSNBC:

A grand jury returned an indictment against Ahmed on Tuesday, “charging him with 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 help carry out multiple bombings,” the department added.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison.

Instead of real al-Qaida agents, Ahmed was meeting with undercover agents, officials said.

See a timeline of events leading up to Ahmed’s arrest at MSNBC.com. You can also watch Fox News’s coverage of the arrest below.

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