Obama Administration (First Term)
| Date | Target | Description | Arrest location | Suspect(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2009 | New York City Synagogues/ U.S. Military Aircraft | Four men were arrested in New York after a plot is revealed to blow up two synagogues and shoot down a U.S. Military Aircraft. | New York, New York | James Cromitie, et al. | |
| September 19, 2009 | New York Subway System | Zazi, a native of Afghanistan who lived in Colorado, was arrested and convicted of plotting to bomb the NYC Subway system. He was trained by al-Qaeda in Pakistan. 5 others were also indicted on related charges. " | New York City, NY | Najibullah Zazi, et al. | |
| September 24, 2009 | Dallas skyscraper | A 19 year old was arrested on charges that he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper. | Dallas, Texas | Hosam Maher Husein Smadi | |
| October 16, 2009 | Various overseas targets | Colleen LaRose, also known as JihadJane and Fatima LaRose, is an American citizen charged with terrorism-related crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder and providing material support to terrorists. Lars Vilks was a named target in response to drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. | Philadelphia, PA | Colleen LaRose, et al. | |
| December 25, 2009 | Northwest Airlines Flight 253 | A man was arrested after Delta Airlines passengers jumped him to avoid his detonating an explosive device above the city of Detroit. | Detroit, Michigan | Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab | |
| May 1, 2010 | Times Square | A Pakistani American who attempted the May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing. He was arrested after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan he confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt. | New York City, NY | Faisal Shahzad | |
| October 27, 2010 | Arlington Cemetery (WMATA station) | A Pakistani-born Virginia man was arrested and accused of casing Washington-area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaeda plot to bomb and kill commuters. | Arlington, VA | Farooque Ahmed | |
| September 28, 2011 | The Pentagon, United States Capitol Building | Rezwan Ferdaus is a U.S. citizen, born and raised in Massachusetts, of Bangladeshi descent, who was arrested by the FBI on September 28, 2011, for allegedly plotting to attack The Pentagon and United States Capitol with remote-controlled model aircraft packed with explosives. He was also charged with supporting al-Qaeda and plotting attacks on U.S. soldiers abroad, by making IED detonators. | Washington, D.C. | Rezwan Ferdaus | |
| January 7, 2012 | Tampa, FL, various targets | Sami Osmakac is a man who allegedly plotted an attack, to avenge what he felt were wrongs done to Muslims, in the area around Tampa, Florida. Osmakac, an Albanian from Kosovo and a naturalized US citizen, was arrested January 7, 2012, for the alleged attack plan, which involved bombing nightclubs, detonating a car bomb, using an assault rifle, wearing an explosive belt in a crowded area, and taking hostages. | Tampa, FL | Sami Osmakac | |
| February 17, 2012 | United States Capitol | A Moroccan man who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly plotting to carry out a suicide bombing on the United States Capitol. El Khalifi thought he was working with al-Qaeda operatives, but was actually in contact with undercover FBI agents. He was sentenced to prison for 30 years in September 2012. | Washington, D.C. | Amine El Khalifi | |
| August 10, 2012 | Wainwright Building | On the morning of August 10, 2012, several St. Louis television and radio outlets received an e-mail from a person who said they were going to bomb the Wainwright State Office Building in downtown St. Louis. The e-mailer was taken into custody and is currently charged with attempt to commit mass-murder and attempt to commit a terrorist act. | St. Louis, Missouri | Mark Anthony Grady | |
| October 17, 2012 | New York Federal Reserve | A Bangladeshi man was charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York. While Nafis believed he had the blessing of al-Qaeda and was acting on behalf of the terrorist group, he has no known ties, according to federal officials. | New York City, NY | Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis |
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