Suspect in Metro plot bought guns, sought martyrdom, feds say

Neighbors describe the Ashburn, Va., man charged with plotting to bomb Metro stations as a typical suburban father, but court documents depict him as would-be martyr who had obtained firearms and was training to conduct jihad.

Farooque Ahmed, 34, was arrested Wednesday and is accused of conducing surveillance and recording video of Metrorail stations in Virginia for government agents who posed as al Qaeda operatives.