A chilling Islamic terrorist plot targeting a Jewish center in New York has been foiled. The Justice Department announced late Friday that a Pakistani national living in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan (alias Shahzeb Hadoon), was planning to carry out a massacre in the name of the jihadist militia Islamic State (ISIS). The attack was intended for October 7th, marking the anniversary of the brutal Islamic massacre in Israel.
On October 7th, 2023, the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel, killing over 1,180 people and kidnapping 250 more to the Gaza Strip. A year later, Hamas and Islamic militants continue to hold 130 hostages, and the war in Gaza rages on. This attack serves as a painful reminder of the ever-present threat posed by Islamic terrorism.
Khan, a 20-year-old radicalized Pakistani, was arrested in Canada on September 4th at the request of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. He was charged with “attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS).” According to the Justice Department, Khan intended to enter the United States “to commit a massacre at a Jewish center in New York” and “murder as many Jews as possible in the name of ISIS.”
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed the foiled attack, stating, “The defendant planned a terrorist attack on or around October 7 with the explicit goal of slaughtering Jews in the name of ISIS.” FBI Director Christopher Wray added, “Khan was determined to kill Jews here in the United States, less than a year after Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel.”
The investigation revealed that Khan had been communicating with undercover law enforcement agents (UCs) and was actively plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn. He specifically instructed the UCs to acquire “AR-style rifles” and “ammunition” for his attack, noting that he would “slit their throats” with “some good hunting knives.” His brutal intentions were unmistakable as he identified the specific area in the Jewish center where the massacre would take place, stating, “we are going to NYC to slaughter them.” […]
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