Farooque Ahmed

Man Who Wanted To Help Bomb DC Metro Sentenced To 23 Years In FBI Sting Case

Ryan J. Reilly | April 11, 2011, 3:20PM

A 35-year-old Virgina man who thought he was assisting members of al-Qaeda plan bombings of the D.C. Metro system was sentenced on Monday to 23 years in prison followed by 50 years of supervised release.

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FBI

Mysterious Gunman Targeting Military Facilities In D.C. Area

Ryan J. Reilly | November 4, 2010, 9:23AM

A mysterious gunman has shot up a series of D.C. area military buildings in recent weeks, stymieing local and federal investigators, alarming residents who live near the nation's capitol and evoking memories of the Beltway sniper shooting spree nearly a decade ago.

Law enforcement officials have yet to figured out who is behind the five shootings, which began in mid-October. But federal agents have linked all five incidents after analyzing the type of weapons being used, Andy Ames, a spokesman for the FBI Washington Field Office told TPMMuckraker on Wednesday.

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Topics: FBI, FBI Washington Field Office, Marines, Military Shootings, Pentagon