Federal agents arrested a 19-year-old suspect in New York City Thursday after uncovering his ISIS-inspired terror plot against civilians across the nation’s largest city.
“FBI agents on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old New York City man who had been texting an undercover federal agent about his alleged plans to carry out an attack in the name of the terror group ISIS, according to multiple senior law enforcement officials,” reports NBC News.
Queens ISIS wannabe identified as Awais Chudhary https://t.co/MDgRa7TI5l pic.twitter.com/eHcBmwXmi8
— New York Post (@nypost) August 30, 2019
“In text messages with the undercover agent, the suspect allegedly claimed he wanted to perpetrate a knife attack in Queens. He also posted in an online chatroom about plans to commit an attack, according to a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation,” adds the website. “The suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, allegedly ordered a knife via the undercover agent. When he went to pick up the knife, he was arrested by law enforcement, the senior law enforcement official said.”
19-year-old arrested in connection with possible ISIS-inspired attack in New York City https://t.co/v9acfQrpMp
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 30, 2019
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BIO-ATTACK AVERTED: Authorities Foil POISON TERROR Plot in Germany
Authorities and police averted a potentially devastating biological terror attack in Germany Thursday, foiling an “Islamic extremist” plot to unleash a deadly agent somewhere in the country.
According to the Associated Press, German authorities confirmed the arrest of Sief Allah H., whose surname couldn’t be revealed due to the country’s harsh privacy laws; adding the man was actively working on a “biological weapon.”
Investigators recovered the deadly biological agent ricin -created from the seeds of castor beans- at the scene.
“The suspect is believed to have begun procuring material online in mid-May, prosecutors said. He succeeded in creating the toxin this month and investigators found it in the apartment search,” writes the AP. “Prosecutors wouldn’t say how much ricin the suspect had produced.”
“He had contacts with people in the jihadist spectrum,” said a spokesperson with the prosecution.
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BREAKING NOW: Feds Foil California Terror Plot Aimed at LA Police, Tourist Destinations
Federal authorities foiled what would have been a devastating terror plot over the weekend; arresting one individual for targeting a series of deadly attacks against Los Angeles Police Officers and tourist destinations across the region.
“A U.S. army veteran planned to detonate improvised explosive devices at several Southern California locations to cause ‘mass causalities’ in a terror plot thwarted by law enforcement officials,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
“It’s unclear how far the plot got, but sources said the man had specific targets, including Los Angeles police officers, the Santa Monica pier and a location in Long Beach. The sources said he had converted to Islam, but it was not known whether that was related to the plot,” adds the author.
The announcement comes just days after a lone gunman opened fire at a Synagogue in southern California; killing one member of the Congregation and injuring at least three more.
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