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FBI Arrests Afghan Man It Says Planned Election Day Attack
Plot allegedly targeted large crowds in the U.S., Justice Department says, as law-enforcement agencies fear lone-wolf attacks
“… Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27 years old, of Oklahoma City, had been taking steps to carry out the terrorist attack, buying rifles, selling his home and working to resettle his family in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said.
Investigators foiled the plot by sending a confidential informant to buy some computer equipment Tawhedi was selling online and offer to get him some guns. Tawhedi and a juvenile, Tawhedi’s brother-in-law, were arrested Monday as they purchased a pair of AK-47 rifles and ammunition, prosecutors said. Tawhedi told investigators he expected to die and be martyred in the attack, according to charging documents.
The case, unsealed Tuesday, highlights the disparate security challenges officials face ahead of November’s presidential election. Law-enforcement and intelligence officials have been warning for months that conflict in the Middle East could inspire lone-wolf terrorists or small groups of extremists to carry out attacks in the U.S. …”
