The FBI has arrested a man in Ohio
for allegedly planning to attack the US Capitol in Washington in an Islamic
State-inspired attack, bbc.co.ukreports.
Christopher Cornell, 20, is charged with attempting to kill a US government officer, according to court documents. He came to the attention of the FBI after tweeting support for extremist groups like Islamic State.
The public was never in danger during this investigation, Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge John Barrios said. Mr Cornell was arrested after purchasing firearms on Wednesday, but had long been tracked by an undercover agent.
He allegedly operated a Twitter account under the alias Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, which came to the attention of the FBI through a confidential source in August. BBC extract.
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