Man Arrested for Allegedly Planning Attack on Pentagon, White House

A man accused of trying to organize an attack against the Pentagon and the White House in Washington D.C. was arrested Wednesday in Boston.

26 year-old Rezwan Ferdaus allegedly planned to fly remote-controlled planes with bombs on them into the two buildings. He is also charged with trying to supply material to al-Qaeda and aiding attacks on U.S. military personnel.

U.S. Department of Justice authorities say an eight month undercover operation is what led them to the arrest.

They say Ferdaus supplied undercover FBI operatives with eight detonators for al-Qaeda to set off bombs in the Middle East. It is over the course of those eight months that Ferdaus also shared his plan to attack the Pentagon and the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

The agents supplied him with explosives, a remote-controlled plane and weapons. They then made the arrest after he put the supplies in a storage container.

Ferdaus could face up to 15 years in jail for supporting a foreign terrorist organization if convicted. He could additionally face up to 20 years for trying to destroy national defense premises.