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Moroccan man arrested near Capitol in FBI sting

The FBI arrested a Morrocan man accused of planning to detonate what he thought were explosives near the U.S. Capitol today. The FBI arrested 29-year-old Amine El Khalifi of Alexandria, Va as part of

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