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American arrested in terrorist plot

An American man has been charged with plotting to fly large remote-controlled airplanes packed with explosives into the U.S. Pentagon and the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.. [Agencies]

An American man has been charged with plotting to fly large remote-controlled airplanes packed with explosives into the U.S. Pentagon and the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.. [Agencies]


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An American man has been charged with plotting to fly large remote-controlled airplanes packed with explosives into the U.S. Pentagon and the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the Daily Telegraph reported.

Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, was arrested in Massachusetts Tuesday night after undercover federal agents delivered materials he'd allegedly requested for his plan, including grenades, six machine guns and what he believed was 24 pounds of C-4 explosive.

He was allegedly planning on using the guns as part of a simultaneous ground assault he wanted to carry out in Washington, D.C.(点击英国《每日电讯报》查看原文)

男子预谋用遥控飞机袭击五角大楼被捕

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道,美国一名男子曾试图用装满炸药的遥控飞机袭击华盛顿五角大楼和国会大厦,日前他已被提起诉讼。

       26岁的雷兹万•费尔达斯于周二晚在马萨诸塞州被卧底探员逮捕。为了逮捕费尔达斯,他们曾卧底向费尔达斯提供其恐怖袭击所需的物品,包括手榴弹、6把机枪和24磅C4炸药。

       费尔达斯表示,他原本的计划是:在遥控飞机袭击的同时,带着枪在华盛顿进行地面攻击。

(China.org.cn September 30, 2011)

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