FBI Arrests Terrorist Suspect
The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who they say planned to stage a terror attack on Election Day, targeting large crowds in the United States. The alleged conspirator, a 27-year-old man by the name of Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi of Oklahoma City, Okla., has planned his attack to coincide with the Nov. 5 election. He and a fellow co-conspirator, allegedly the juvenile brother of Tawhedi’s wife, envisioned they would die as martyrs.
The FBI has yet to identify Tawhedi’s specific targets, but Oklahoma Sen. James Langford said the FBI would bring out the details as the prosecution progresses. “The FBI and the Oklahoma City Field Office, their quick, speedy and excellent work in this has been the difference in being able to save a lot of lives.”
Tawhedi had recently purchased AK-47 rifles and bought one-way tickets for his wife and children to return to Afghanistan. He also has been making Jihadist messages on Instagram.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement that Tawhedi was “motivated by ISIS” and “allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on Election Day, here on our homeland.” Here’s more from Tim Pool on Timcast.
