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Saudi Accused of Bush Home Attack Plot Indicted

A federal grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old Texas college student from Saudi Arabia on a single count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

The grand jury in Lubbock handed up its indictment Wednesday against Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari.

Prosecutors say Aldawsari was attempting to build a bomb with components bought online and that he was mulling plans to attack various sites, including dams, nuclear plants and the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush....

Read entire article at AP