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Man plots to attack Capitol and Pentagon

A 26-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged in connection with a plot to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Rezwan Ferdaus, of A...

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September 30, 2011 11:28 pm

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A 26-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged in connection with a plot to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, Mass. and a U.S. citizen, also was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization — specifically to al-Qaida — in order to carry out attacks on U.S. soldiers stationed overseas.