Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari In Court On Terror Charges: A Timeline Of Recent Terrorism Attempts In The U.S.

A Timeline Of Recent Terror Attack Attempts In The U.S.

A Saudi engineering student who sought to make a bomb targeting including former President George W. Bush's home is due to appear in federal court today.

As Reuters is reporting, Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Authorities say he had purchased chemicals and other materials in hopes of manufacturing explosives. If convicted, the 20-year-old Texas Tech University student faces life in prison.

Take a look at a timeline of alleged attacks on the U.S. since 2009, including some which were believed to have links to anti-American militant groups like al Qaeda and the Taliban.

September 2009

Recent Attempted Terror Attacks

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