Capitol bomb plotter sentenced to 30 years

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to detonate a suicide bomb at the U.S Capitol. The term imposed on 29-year-old Amine El-Khalifi of Virginia was the highest allowed under a plea deal. El-Khalifi admitted plot-ting with undercover agents he believed were from al-Qaida and volunteering to run a suicide operation at the Capitol, going so far as to wear what he thought was a bomb-laden vest. (...)