The incident "posed no threat to the public," the FBI said in a statement

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The incident "posed no threat to the public," the FBI said in a statement

Mark Wilson

Tourists walk past the US Capitol building in Washington, DC. A Moroccan man was arrested Friday as he sought to carry out a suicide attack on the US Capitol under the watch of the FBI, which was conducting a sting, officials said.