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Afghan Arrested in US Election Day Attack PLOT on Behalf of ISIS
Afghan Arrested in US Election Day Plot on Behalf of ISIS
An Afghan man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an attack on US election day on behalf of the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said Tuesday. MailOnline 9 OCT 2024 https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIF.9...=Api&P=0&h=180 Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi 27, was arrested on Monday in the western US state of Oklahoma and has been charged with attempting to provide material support to IS. "The Justice Department foiled the defendants plot to acquire semi-automatic weapons and commit a violent attack in the name of (IS) on US soil on Election Day," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.The Justice Department said Tawhedi was arrested after he "allegedly took steps to liquidate his family's assets, resettle members of his family overseas, acquire AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition, and commit a terrorist attack in the United States." It said he conspired to carry out the attack with another Afghan national, a juvenile who was not named but was identified in court documents as his brother-in-law. According to the criminal complaint, Tawhedi entered the United States on September 9, 2021 on a special immigrant visa. It said an FBI "confidential human source" contacted Tawhedi after he recently advertised the sale of his family's personal property on Facebook. The FBI source said he needed a computer for a gun business he was starting and Tawhedi expressed interest in purchasing two AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition, according to the complaint. On Monday, Tawhedi and the juvenile met with "FBI assets" at a rural location in Oklahoma and purchased two AK-47 assault rifles, 10 magazines, and 500 rounds of ammunition, it said. They were immediately arrested. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/10...89_634x422.jpg US voters go to the polls on 5 November. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVmQ38cfrE |
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