Man sentenced for plotting to attack Pentagon and US Capitol

A US court has sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with model aircraft laden with explosives.

Twenty-seven-year old US citizen Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested after a sting operation in which agents posed as al-Qaeda members.

He pleaded guilty in July to attempting to supply materials to al-Qaeda, and seeking to damage US government buildings with explosives.

Under a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop four other charges.

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