Saudi Student Bomber Was Focusing On Bush’s Residence
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi student in Texas, has been imprisoned and charged of preparing a bombing. Allegedly, the Saudi student’s Bush home bomb plot was intended to kill Bush. The bomb plot was found when a chemical business reported “suspicious purchases” to the police.
Aldawsari arrested in Texas
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari was imprisoned on Wednesday morning by FBI agents. The South Plains College pupil, who has been in the United States since 2008, is charged of a bomb plot that would have targeted the Bush residence. Try to use a weapon of mass destruction is the accusation Aldawasri faces. Concentrated acids, wiring, clocks and even a Hazmat suit were all found in Aldawsari’s apartment in the two searches the FBI carried out.
Funding of Bush home bomb came from scholarships
The FBI found a notebook they feel must by Aldawsari’s. It talked about plans for “Jihad … (that will) target the infidel Americans” in there. To be able to fulfill “jihad” in the United States, Aldawsari got a scholarship to use. In addition to attending school, Aldawsari made an effort to learn English and how to make explosives. E-mails were sent by Aldawsari to himself that showed targets including former President George W. Bush’s home, dams and United States military troops.
Chemical business led to Saudi pupil criminal arrest
Aldawsari came to the attention of federal officials when a chemical company reported him to the police. An attempted purchase Aldawsari made was noticed as it was of concentrated phenol. An explosive component, picric acid, could be made with phenol. Aldawsari claimed that the chemical was for “off-campus, personal research.”. The business found his behavior suspicious and called the police. Federal agents opened an investigation, and within weeks, the criminal arrest was made. The Saudi student’s Bush home bomb plot could mean up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine if he is found guilty. A public statement has not been made by previous President Bush yet even though he knows over it.
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MSNBC
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New York Daily News
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