FBI “intercepts attack plan for US election day”

The FBI intercepted a terrorist attack on Election Day.

The Justice Department said Tuesday that an Afghan immigrant who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State attempted to attack large crowds on Nov. 5.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was arrested after the FBI discovered he had stockpiled automatic weapons and taken steps to liquidate his family’s assets.

CBS reported that he traveled to the United States in 2021 on a special immigrant visa.

He is accused of having access to IS propaganda and donating to a charity that funnels money to the terrorist group. He is also accused of reviewing surveillance cameras in Washington DC and viewing webcams showing streams from the White House and the Washington Monument.

The FBI also believes Tawhedi sought locations with lax gun laws.

A video recorded on July 20 appears to show him reading a text to two children about the rewards a martyr receives in the afterlife

The FBI obtained communications between Tawhedi and an individual he believed was involved in ISIS, which facilitated the recruitment, training and indoctrination of potential terrorists.

Tawhedi is charged with conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to IS, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.

He was also charged with obtaining a firearm to be used in the commission of a felony or federal crime of terrorism, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

“The Department of Justice foiled the defendant’s plan to obtain semi-automatic weapons on Election Day and commit a violent attack on U.S. soil on behalf of ISIS,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland.

“We will continue to combat the ongoing threat that Isis and its supporters pose to America’s national security, and we will identify, investigate and prosecute those who seek to terrorize the American people.”