Man charged in bomb plot on US capital's subway

A Pakistani-born man was arrested Wednesday and charged with trying to help people he believed were al-Qaida operatives in planning to bomb subway stations around the US capital, the FBI said.

Farooque Ahmed, 34, a naturalized US citizen, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, collecting information to assist in planning the terrorist attack. The FBI said the public was never in danger because its agents were aware of the man's activities before the alleged planning took place and monitored him throughout. (AP)