ATLANTA — A Georgia man was charged on Wednesday with plotting a terrorist attack on the White House, according to the Washington Post. <br />Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, is accused of attempting to damage or destroy the White House by means of fire or an explosive, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta, reports the Washington Post. <br />According to the complaint, the FBI started investigating Taheb in March after an unidentified citizen informed authorities that he had "become radicalized." <br />According to court papers, an FBI informant and an undercover FBI agent then befriended Taheb, and through conversations, the suspect told them his plan to "blow a hole in the White House" so the three could carry out an attack with guns and grenades. <br />On Wednesday, Taheb, the informant and the undercover agent met in a Buford, Georgia parking lot to exchange their cars for guns, an antitank weapon and explosives, according to the criminal complaint. <br />According to officials, the weapons were all rendered inert as part of the sting operation. <br />Taheb was arrested after the transaction was completed. According to the Washington Post, it is unclear if Taheb has obtained a lawyer.
