Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari: What We Know So Far About the Saudi Terror Suspect in Texas

FBI officials in Texas have arrested a Saudi Arabian citizen suspected of plotting a terrorist attack using explosive chemicals he purchased over the Internet.

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a 20-year-old chemical engineering student at South Plains College near Lubbock, Texas, was detained late Tuesday and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. He is expected to appear in federal court in Lubbock on Friday.

Check out a video report from The Associated Press:

Here's what is known about the suspect thus far:

Aldawsari is legally in the U.S. on a student visa.
He allegedly researched online how to manufacture a makeshift explosive device using various chemical ingredients.
He allegedly considered New York City as a potential target.
FBI officials indicated that he also looked up the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush as another potential target, referring to the location as "Tyrant's House."
In e-mails, Aldawsari allegedly listed 12 reservoir dams in Colorado and California as possible targets
According to federal authorities, entries in Aldawsari's diary indicated that he had been planning an attack for years and sought a student visa as a means to conduct jihad from within the U.S.

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