Washington, UNITED STATES
Bombing plot suspect El Khalifi is pictured in police photograph
Amine El Khalifi is pictured in this police photograph released to Reuters February 21, 2012. Authorities arrested El Khalifi on February 17, 2012 near the U.S. Capitol as part of a terrorism investigation, saying he sought to use explosives, according to the U.S. Justice Department and Capitol Police. The 29-year-old Moroccan illegal immigrant who lives in Alexandria, Virginia, was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against property owned and used by the United States, intending to detonate a bomb and to shoot people, the department said. REUTERS/U.S. Marshals Service/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS