FBI: Man Wanted to Attack White House With Antitank Rocket

The White House is seen as snow continues to fall in Washington, on Jan. 13, 2019. Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images
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ATLANTA—A Georgia man who traded his car for an antitank rocket, guns, and explosives in a plot to storm the White House is under arrest, authorities said.

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming, was arrested in an FBI sting operation on Jan. 16, and is charged with attempting to damage or destroy a building owned by the United States using fire or an explosive, U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said.