Man arrested in alleged attempt to bomb Dallas skyscraper

06:22 PM CDT on Thursday, September 24, 2009
Staff reports

DALLAS - Federal authorities arrested a 19-year-old Jordanian citizen whom they said placed an inactive car bomb today at Fountain Place, a 60-story skyscraper in downtown Dallas.

Hosam Maher Husein Smadi has repeatedly voiced his intent to serve Usama Bin Laden and al-Qa’ida and commit “violent Jihad,â€