FBI: Man Planned to Bomb Dallas Skyscraper

<p>This Ellis County mugshot shows Mosam Maher Husein Smadi after his arrest on Sept. 11 for allegedly driving without a license or insurance.</p><p>DALLAS - Dallas FBI agents arrested a Jordanian citizen Thursday afternoon for attempting to bomb a skyscraper in Downtown Dallas.</p><p>According to the bureau, 19-year-old Mosam Maher Husein Smadi was arrested and charged for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.</p><p>Smadi had been under continuous FBI surveillance and was arrested after he allegedly placed and tried to detonate an inactive car bomb near Fountain Place, a 60-story glass office tower located at 1445 Ross Avenue, the FBI said.</p><p>"He has repeatedly espoused his desire to commit violent Jihad and has been the focus of an undercover FBI investigation," the release states.</p>