The Massachusetts man charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with remote- controlled model aeroplanes filled with explosives entered a guilty plea in a Boston federal court yesterday.
Rezwan Ferdaus (26) said he would accept the plea deal for a 17-year prison term that had been hammered out by his attorneys and prosecutors this month. Ferdaus’ mother sobbed as her son was led away by US marshals at the end of the hearing.
The charges against Ferdaus had carried a potential combined sentence of 35 years in prison. Sentencing will take place on November 1st. Ferdaus had pleaded guilty to attempting to destroy and damage a federal building, and attempting to provide material support to terrorists. – (Reuters)