According to the US Department of Justice, an Armenian man, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, and his young friend were detained in Oklahoma on Tuesday in connection with an alleged plot to stage an election-day “terrorist attack.”
Tawhedi has an immigration unique immigrant visa to the US and has settled in Oklahoma City since moving here from Afghanistan.
After attempting to obtain two AK-47 firearms and ammunition from covert FBI agents, they were both detained on Monday.
According to the prosecution, Tawhedi searched online for ways to access cameras in Washington, DC, and researched states where firearms may be obtained without a license. Additionally, he watched reside feeds from cameras at the White House and the Washington Monument.
Tawhedi claimed that Islamic State was responsible for the attack. Additionally, they planned an assault on large public gatherings, which both he and his companion intended to die as martyrs.
” We will continue to overcome the ongoing risk that ISIS and its supporters pose to America’s national safety, and we will detect, investigate, and sue the individuals who seek to terrorise the American people”, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
The Department of Homeland Security noted that the US risk level is expected to remain raised in the upcoming year in a “homeland danger assessment,” citing factors like the 2024 election cycle and Israel’s conflict in Gaza.
The greatest risk is still posed by small groups and alone offenders. In an analysis released on October 2, the ministry stated that international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State and al Qaeda, continue to have a steadfast intention to carry out attacks on the homeland.
Before being geographically defeated in Iraq in 2017 and Syria in 2019, the Islamic State violent party, driven by its extreme interpretation of religion, killed and executed thousands of people.
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