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FBI arrests Virginia man for plotting terrorists bombings in D.C. area.

The Washington field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded several months involved in a sting operation with the arrest and indictment of one Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Virginia.

David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and John G. Perren, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, made the announcement after Ahmed was taken into custody on the morning of Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

The indictment covers activities from April 2010 through October 25, 2010

A. During which time Ahmed worked with others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning multiple bombings to cause numerous casualties throughout the Metrorail stations. He is reported to have driven to a hotel in Dulles, Virginia on April 15, 2010, where he met with a courier he believed was a member of a terrorist organization, who gave him a list of possible future meeting locations might be arranged.

B. On or about May 15, 2010, in a hotel room in Sterling, Virginia, Ahmed told an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with a terrorist organization that he might be ready to travel overseas to conduct jihad in January 2011 after he had completed the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in November, 2010.

C. On or about May 15, 2010, at a hotel in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed agreed to watch and photograph the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station and a hotel in Washington, Virginia to obtain information about their security and busiest periods.

D. On or about July 7, 2010, in Arlington, Virginia, Ahmed participated in the surveillance and the recording video images of the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station.

E. On or about July 13, 2010, in Arlington, Virginia, Ahmed again participated in the surveillance and the recording video images of the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station.

F. On or about July 14, 2010, Ahmed sent an email to signal that he had completed the Surveillance and recording video images of a Metrorail station.

G. On or about July 19, 2010, in a hotel room in Sterling, Virginia, Ahmed handed a thumb drive containing video images of the Arlington Metrorail Cemetery station to an individual whom Ahmed believed to be affiliated with a terrorist organization

H. On or about July 19, 2010, in a hotel room in Sterling, Virginia, Ahmed agreed to assess the security of the Courthouse and the Pentagon City Metrorail station in Arlington, Virginia as locations for terrorist attacks.

I. On or about July 19, 2010, in a hotel room in Sterling, Virginia, Ahmed told an individual whom Ahmed believed to be affiliated with a terrorist organization that he wanted to donate $10,000 to support their brothers overseas, and that he would collect donations from people even if he had to do it under the name of another cause, and send it to the organization in increments of $1,000 in order not to raise any red flags.

J. On or about August 22, 2010, Ahmed participated in the surveillance of the Courthouse and the Pentagon City Metrorail stations in Arlington, Virginia.

K. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed handed a thumb drive containing images of the Courthouse and Pentagon City.

L. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed told an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda that between 4:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. would be the best time to stage an attack to cause the most casualties.

M. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed sketched diagrams of the Arlington Cemetery, Courthouse, and Pentagon City Metrorail stations for an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda.

N. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed provided to an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda, suggestions as to where explosives should be placed on trains at the Arlington Cemetery, Courthouse, and Pentagon City Metrorail stations to kill the most people in simultaneous attacks planned for 2011.

O. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed suggested to an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda that rolling suitcases be used instead of backpacks to contain bombs to be exploded at Metrorail stations in Arlington, Virginia in simultaneous attacks planned for 2011.

P. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed told an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda that Ahmed wanted to kill as many military personnel as possible.

Q. On or about September 28, 2010, in a hotel room in Herndon, Virginia, Ahmed suggested an additional attack on the Crystal City Metrorail station to an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda and offered to conduct surveillance on the station.

R. On or about October 18, 2010, Ahmed received an email from an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda indicating that a courier would be available to meet him between October 27, and October 29, 2010, to pick up the results of the surveillance of the Crystal City Metrorail station.

S. On or about October 21, 2010, Ahmed participated in the surveillance of the Crystal City Metrorail station in Arlington, Virginia.

T. On or about October 21, 2010, Ahmed sent an email message to an individual whom he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda, indicating that he had completed the surveillance of an additional Metrorail station and would be available to meet with a courier between October 27 and October 29, 2010.

The federal grand jury charged him with 3 counts.

Count 1: Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization

Count 2: Gathering Information to Assist in Planning a Terrorist Attack on a Transit Facility

Count 3: Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

To read some background and other details of Ahmed, please Click Here.

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