From the Wall Street Journal:

WASHINGTON—Federal agents on Friday arrested a man who they allege planned carry out a suicide bombing at the U.S. Capitol, part of a sting operation in which undercover agents posing as al Qaeda operatives provided fake explosives.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington field office said the man was arrested “in the vicinity of the U.S. Capitol.” It said the suspect never posed a danger to the public.

“The arrest was the culmination of an undercover operation during which the suspect was closely monitored by law enforcement,”

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