Two Women Arrested In Bomb Plot, American Al-Qaeda Member To Face Charges

NPR | By Dina Temple-Raston

Published April 2, 2015 at 5:58 PM EDT

Two women who were roommates in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been arrested in a homegrown terrorism plot. Separately, a man thought to be one of the highest-ranking Americans in al-Qaeda will face charges in the U.S.

Dina Temple-Raston

Dina Temple-Raston is a correspondent on NPR's Investigations team focusing on breaking news stories and national security, technology and social justice.

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