NEW YORK CITY – A Pakistani-origin national has been nabbed in Canada over alleged plot to attack a Jewish center in Brooklyn on first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
International news agencies reported that Shahzeb Khan was held from Quebec on allegations of orchestrating a terror attack targeting Jewish individuals in NYC, after thorough chase.
The 20-year-old is accused planning a terror assault in New York City around October 7, aiming to kill Jewish people in the name of deadly terror organisation ISIS.
The charges stem from an investigation by Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with Canadian authorities, which revealed Shahzeb’s alleged scheme. The details of Shahzeb’s plot came to light during conversations with undercover officers posing as accomplices.
The accused was reportedly held in Ormstown, a town near the US-Canada border. Khan also outlined his strategy for crossing from Canada into the U.S. and considered carrying out his attacks on either October 7, marking the anniversary of the Hamas assault on Israel, or October 11, which is Yom Kippur, a significant Jewish holiday.
