An American supporter of Al-Qaeda was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison for plotting to bomb the Pentagon and US Capitol using remote-controlled model planes laden with explosives.
Rezwan Ferdaus, 27, pleaded guilty in July to the plot, which turned out to be an FBI sting. His 17-year prison term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release, a justice department statement said.
US model plane bomb plotter gets 17-year term
