New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- A man who was accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago commuter train was found to be a serial offender. Lawrence Reed was on Wednesday accused of committing a terrorist attack, with federal prosecutors alleging that he poured gasoline on a woman and chased her through a Chicago train car before setting her on fire.

According to the Associated Press, Chicago police said that when they arrested Reed on Tuesday morning, he made incriminating statements about the attack. He was wearing the same clothes as the man who attacked the woman and had burns on his right hand, according to the affidavit.

Reed carried out the attack "with the intent to cause death and serious bodily injury to one or more persons" on ...