Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) released a statement on Thursday in response to the arrest of a Saudi national suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Collins, the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the alleged suspect, 20-year-old Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, is an example of the increasing number of “homegrown” terrorists in the U.S.
“This plot is yet another example of radicalized extremists working to do us harm from within our borders,” Collins said. “I am alarmed at the growth of homegrown terrorist plots.”
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