<p>Drummer Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen and Northeastern University graduate is a self-radicalised jihadist, intent on attacking Americans in the US and overseas, US officials said.<br /><br />He was deadly serious about his plans, but the plot had no chance of succeeding, they said. Ferdaus now faces charges of plotting attacks and supporting a foreign terrorist organisation. He was arrested after he bought what he believed to be 25 pounds of explosives, three grenades, six automatic assault rifles and an F-86 remote-controlled aircraft from undercover FBI agents posing as al-Qaeda operatives.</p>
<p>Drummer Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen and Northeastern University graduate is a self-radicalised jihadist, intent on attacking Americans in the US and overseas, US officials said.<br /><br />He was deadly serious about his plans, but the plot had no chance of succeeding, they said. Ferdaus now faces charges of plotting attacks and supporting a foreign terrorist organisation. He was arrested after he bought what he believed to be 25 pounds of explosives, three grenades, six automatic assault rifles and an F-86 remote-controlled aircraft from undercover FBI agents posing as al-Qaeda operatives.</p>