American justice announced the arrest of an Afghan citizen residing in Oklahoma City for conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in the United States on election day in the name of the Islamic State (IS). According to the prosecution, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27 years old, conspired and attempted to provide material support to this jihadist organization and obtained firearms and ammunition to carry out an attack on American soil.
As part of this plan, the accused would have taken measures to liquidate his family’s assetsrelocate its members abroad, acquire two assault rifles and AK-47 ammunition and commit the attack. “We will continue to combat the ongoing threat that ISIS and its supporters pose to U.S. national security, and we will identify, investigate, and prosecute those who seek to terrorize the American people,” the attorney general said. American Merrick in Justice. Department statement.
The country will hold its presidential elections on November 5, during which Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021) will face off.
FBI Director Christopher Wray added in the memo that the defendant planned the violent attack that day motivated by ISIS. The FBI searched his phone and obtained communications between Tawhedi and an individual who facilitated the recruitment, training and indoctrination of individuals who expressed interest in terrorist activities and whom the accused believed to be affiliated with the state Islamic.
In a video from July 20 We see him reading a text to two children describing the rewards a martyr receives in the afterlife.. According to the prosecution, Tawhedi confirmed during questioning after his arrest his intention to attack large crowds on Election Day and said that he and his co-conspirator, who was also arrested, expected to die into martyrs. Tawhedi is charged with conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, as well as receiving a firearm to commit a felony or federal terrorism offense, punishable with a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. prison.
