Man arrested in relation to plot to bomb Pentagon

A man has been arrested, accused of plotting an attack on the Pentagon and US Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft armed with explosives.

In the latest of several terrorism cases to spring from US government sting operations, Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested in Framingham, Massachusetts, after undercover agents delivered materials he had allegedly requested, including grenades, six machine guns and what he believed was 24lbs of C-4 explosive.