Federal prosecutors in the trial of a Saudi man accused of gathering bomb components with the goal of targeting sites across the United States will begin presenting evidence Friday.

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, faces up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Targets he allegedly researched included the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush, dams and nuclear plants.

Opening statements are set for Friday morning. Aldawsari, a former Texas Tech University chemical engineering student who has pleaded not guilty, will then watch as prosecutors begin to present as many as 34 witnesses and 429 exhibits to try to prove their case to a jury in federal court in Amarillo, where the trial was moved for reasons not made public.

A jury of eight women and six men was selected Thursday; the panel includes two alternates.

Court records show Aldawsari's attorneys plan to use an insanity defense.