The FBI has arrested a man in Ohio for allegedly planning to attack the US Capitol in Washington in an Islamic State-inspired attack.
Christopher Cornell, 20, is charged with attempting to kill a US government officer, according to court documents.
He came to the attention of the FBI after tweeting support for extremist groups like Islamic State.
The public was never in danger during this investigation, Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge John Barrios said.
Mr Cornell's father says his son may have posted angry messages about violent jihad, but he would not have been capable of carrying out an attack.
John Cornell told ABC that his son was only a recent convert to Islam after becoming "lost and vulnerable " at high school.
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