good evening. there was an arrest near the u.s. capitol today. a man wearing what he believed was a suicide vest. he was on a mission to kill americans. and he thought his contacts were al qaeda. but in fact, they were fbi agents tracking him. tonight, he is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. so, who is he? and who was working with him? abc s senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has been on this story all day for us. reporter: it was a plot with deadly intentions. a suicide bombing, targeting the u.s. capitol, where congress does its work, and thousands visit every day. according to the fbi, 29-year-old amine el khalifi, a moroccan national, wanted to kill as many tourists and government employees as he could. the suspect was arrested here, only two blocks from the u.s. capitol. he parked his van. undercover agents posing as al qaeda terrorists gave him an automatic weapon, and what he thought was a suicide explosive vest. then, the fbi pou
good evening. there was an arrest near the u.s. capitol today. a man wearing who he believed was a suicide vest. he was on a mission to kill americans. and he thought his contacts were al qaeda. but in fact, they were fbi agents tracking him. tonight, he is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. so, who is he? and who is working with him? abc s senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has been on this story all day for us. reporter: it was a plot with deadly intentions. a suicide bombing, targeting the u.s. capitol, where congress does its work, and thousands visit every day. according to the fbi, 29-year-old amine el khalifi, a moroccan national, wants to kill as many tourists and government employees as he could. the suspect was arrested here, only two blocks from the u.s. capitol. he parked his van. undercover agents posing as a allocaai al qaeda terrorists, gave him an automatic weapon. then, they pounced. this afternoon, they searched a home i
good evening. there was an arrest near the u.s. capitol today. a man wearing who he believed was a suicide vest. he was on a mission to kill americans. and he thought his contacts were al qaeda. but in fact, they were fbi agents tracking him. tonight, he is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. so, who is he? and who is working with him? abc s senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has been on this story all day for us. reporter: it was a plot with deadly intentions. a suicide bombing, targeting the u.s. capitol, where congress does its work, and thousands visit every day. according to the fbi, 29-year-old amine el khalifi, a moroccan national, wants to kill as many tourists and government employees as he could. the suspect was arrested here, only two blocks from the u.s. capitol. he parked his van. undercover agents posing as a allocaai al qaeda terrorists, gave him an automatic weapon. then, they pounced. this afternoon, they searched a home i