Plea hearing scheduled for suspect in Metro bomb plot

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The Ashburn man accused of plotting to bomb Metro stations with people he thought were al Qaeada is expected to plead guilty next week.

Farooque Ahmed had previously entered a not guilty plea to terrorism charges, but a change-of-plea hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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