Article snippet: The suspect, 21-year-old Hasher Jallal Taheb, allegedly possessed a “hand-drawn diagram” of the West Wing’s ground floor and planned to equip a backpack with explosives and approach the White House “from the back road, causing a distraction for police, and then proceeding into [it]” to launch an attack. The suspect also allegedly planned attacks on the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and a “specific synagogue,” which was not named in the court filing. NBC 11 reports: Federal prosecutors told reporters that the next step will be to present their case before a grand jury. Appearing in a federal court in Atlanta Wednesday, Taheb is described to have a “thin build” and a long beard with “shaggy” black hair, according to CNN’s Nick Valencia. In August, Taheb is said to have put his car up for sale and was soon contacted by an FBI informant. Days later, the pair met up, where the suspect allegedly told the informant that he wanted to visit “hijra”— a reference to territory controlled by ISIS — and was eager to offload the vehicle to pay for a passport. Taheb allegedly told the informant he planned on targeting the White and Statue of Liberty in “jihadist attacks.” Local reports say federal authorities are executing a search warrant at the suspect’s home Wednesday evening. Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta, said of the foiled plot: “Taheb is charged as the result of a year-long investigation by FBI Atlanta’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. We want... Link to the full article to read more