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U.S. foils Suicide Bombings Mission in Congress


A man of Moroccan origin were arrested near the U.S. Capitol, Washington DC. He is expected to undergo suicide missions by placing explosives on a vest that she wears. Offender monitoring has become a target of U.S. security forces during a year.

U.S. Department of Justice, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency, revealed that the arrest took place on Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation / FBI and Capitol police district. He was subsequently taken to court in Alexandria, Virginia, and charged with trying to destroy government property, attempted to blow up the bomb and shoot people.

The defendant could have faced up to life in prison if convicted. He is the Amine El Khalifi, immigrants from Morocco who was 29 years old living in Alexandria.
According to the FBI, El Khalifi have watched them for a year, involving undercover agents.

According to case files, Amine El Khalifi attempted to blow up themselves in the Congress building, said Attorney Neil MacBride. "El Khalifi allegedly convinced that he collaborated with al-Qaeda. Meanwhile, plans, targets and methods of determining his own making," said MacBride.

According to court records, El Khalifi entry into the U.S. in 1999 with a tourist visa. He remained in the land of Uncle Sam's visit even though permission had expired (overstayed). He was never signed the petition as a permanent resident.

According to FBI records, in January 2011 an informer reported that El Khalifi met with a number of people in a house in Arlington. They then planned an attack on a war campaign against terrorism launched by the U.S. since September 2001.

Last month, El Khalifi planning to bomb the Capitol after the earlier to attack the restaurant. Date of the mission that he chose is February 17, 2012. Information that makes the FBI's El Khalifi in motion capture, which was then in a parking place within a few blocks from the Congress.