Pakistan man held for planning terror attack on Jews in New York City
A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen, residing in Canada, has been arrested and charged by the US for planning a terrorist attack targeting Jews in New York around the October 7 anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, or Shahzeb Jadoon, planned a terrorist attack in New York City (NYC) with the “goal of slaughtering, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), as many Jewish people as possible”, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement on Friday.Identified as an ISIS supporter, Khan was arrested in Ormstown town, about 60 km south of Montreal in Canada.
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