The man who the police say planted bombs in New York and New Jersey over the weekend was charged in federal court Tuesday with several crimes, including the use of weapons of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use.
Ahmad Khan Rahami is already charged with the attempted murder of a police officer, among other charges in relation to a gun battle when he was taken into custody on Monday morning.
The new details outlined in the charges came after it emerged on Tuesday that Mr. Rahami had been on the radar of federal agents two years ago, when his father told the police that he suspected his son might be involved in terrorism, prompting a review by the FBI.