A man has appeared in court in New York accused of attempting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in the city.
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was arrested yesterday as part of an FBI undercover operation as he allegedly tried to detonate what he thought was a van full of explosives.
The 21-year-old from Bangladesh was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al-Qaeda.
The FBI had him under 24-hour surveillance from the moment he arrived in the country with the intent of planning a terrorist attack.
It said the public was not in danger because the explosives provided to Mr Nafis were never in working condition.
Mr Nafis faces life in prison if he is convicted.
