Pakistani Citizen Charged with Planning Terrorist Attack in New York; Linked to ISIS

On Friday, September 6, the U.S. Department of Justice officially charged a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada with attempting to carry out a terrorist attack on a Jewish center in New York City and collaborating with ISIS. Attorney General Merrick Garland identified the suspect as 20-year-old Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, stating that he had planned a terrorist attack around October 7 of this year to massacre innocent Jews, but thanks to the investigative work of the FBI and the swift action of Canadian police, the suspect was arrested. Christopher Wray, the head of the FBI, also commented that the suspect was determined to kill Jews here in the United States, nearly a year after the horrific Hamas attack on Israel. This plot was discovered by the FBI and neutralized in cooperation with our allies in Canada. According to officials, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who lives in Canada, attempted to travel from there to New York in the eastern United States, where he intended to use automatic and semi-automatic weapons for mass shooting and killing at a Jewish center in Brooklyn. This Pakistani citizen, charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. President Joe Biden emphasized the need to combat violence, terrorism, and anti-Semitism in a letter commemorating the 30th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the Israel-Argentina Mutual Aid Center, AMIA. A senior U.S. intelligence official stated that they are in contact with the Taliban to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a terrorist base. The CIA Deputy Director mentioned that information provided by the U.S. to Austria led to the neutralization of an attack on a Taylor Swift concert. Biden's emphasis on combating terrorism and anti-Semitism comes on the 30th anniversary of the AMIA terrorist attack. The White House warned about the Islamic Republic's campaign to exploit the Gaza war and incite protesters in America. Mossad reported that a criminal network supported by the Islamic Republic was responsible for attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe.