Afghan National Arrested in Oklahoma for Alleged ISIS-Linked Election Day Attack Plot

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said the suspect was โ€™motivated by ISIS’ to commit an Election Day attack in United States.

An Afghan national residing in Oklahoma was arrested on Oct. 7 for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on Election Day on behalf of ISIS, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

Oklahoma City resident Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is accused of conspiring to carry out a violent attack targeting large gatherings of Americans, according to a criminal complaint unsealed by the DOJ.

โ€œThis defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on Election Day, here on our homeland,โ€ FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement.

Tawhedi allegedly took steps to prepare for the attack, including liquidating his familyโ€™s assets, resettling his relatives overseas, and acquiring firearms and ammunition, according to the DOJ. He was arrested after purchasing two AK-47 rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition during a sham gun deal organized by the FBI.

A juvenile co-conspirator, also from Afghanistan and residing in Oklahoma, was arrested alongside Tawhedi.

The complaint states that Tawhedi entered the United States on a special immigrant visa in 2021 and was active in pro-ISIS Telegram groups. He allegedly communicated with an ISIS recruiter and expressed interest in becoming a martyr.

FBI agents uncovered posts, financial transactions, and Google searches linked to Tawhedi that further detailed his plot to commit a mass shooting on Election Day.

The criminal complaint alleges that Tawhediโ€™s phone contained communications between him and an individual involved in recruiting, training, and indoctrinating people interested in terrorist activities, who Tawhedi believed to be linked to ISIS.

The complaint references several messages Tawhedi allegedly sent through Telegram, in which he talked about acquiring AK-47 rifles to execute his planned attack.

โ€œWe found a person who deals with weapons,โ€ Tawhedi wrote in a message. โ€œWe have ordered 500 bullets. What do you think, brother? Is it enough or should we increase it?โ€

In other messages, Tawhedi talked about selling his house for $185,000 and arranging for his family to move abroad in the months leading up to the planned attack.

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