司法部发表声明称，21岁的孟加拉国男子纳菲斯1月份来到美国，目的是实施恐怖行动。据说一名他试图招募的男子碰巧是联邦调查局情报员，这样他就被密切监视着。警方称公众根本没有危险，事实上，这显然是一起卧底行动，联邦调查局特工假装是基地组织推动者，让他以为要给他提供炸药。周三早上，他得到了一批他认为是1000磅炸药的东西，据说他试图在联邦储备银行附近引爆“炸药”，当时这名特工和他在一起。他很快就被捕了。

An Iranian American man has pleaded guilty to charges of participating in a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States. American prosecutors said Manssor Arbabsiar attempted to recruit a Mexican drug cartel to bomb a Washington restaurant while the Saudi ambassador dining there last year. He told a court in New York that he conspired with members of the Iranian military.

一名伊朗裔美国人承认参与杀害沙特驻美国大使的阴谋。美国检察官称去年，曼苏尔·阿巴布希尔试图招募墨西哥毒枭华盛顿一家餐馆，因为沙特大使当时就在那里就餐。他向纽约法院承认与伊朗军方成员合谋了这个计划。

The American sportswear company Nike has ended its sponsorship of the American cyclist and Tour de France winner, Lance Amstrong, saying there is insurmountable evidence he took part in doping. The cyclist has always denied doping, but last week said he would not contest dossier published by the US Anti-Doping Agency which accused him of cheating his way to the top. Alex Capstic reports.