Pakistan doctor indicted for planning attacks in US

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Updated At : 12:47 PM May 17, 2020 IST

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Washington, May 16

A 28-year-old Pakistani doctor on H-1B visa has been indicted by a federal grand jury on pledging allegiance to the Islamic State terror group and expressing his desire to carry out lone wolf terror attacks in the US. According to the indictment, Muhammad Masood was formerly employed as a research coordinator at a reputed medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

The indictment against Masood was announced on Friday by US Attorney Erica MacDonald. Masood was initially charged by criminal complaint and has been in custody since his March 19 arrest at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport.

Between January and March this year, he made several statements to others, including pledging his allegiance to the ISIS. — PTI

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