Afghan national arrested for plotting ISIS-related Election Day terrorist attack
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The FBI arrested a man from Afghanistan who was allegedly planning an Election Day terrorist attack in the U.S.
Federal prosecutors charged Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi with planning the attack in support of ISIS. He was arrested Monday in Oklahoma City, and the Justice Department said he was making his initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday.
According to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday, Tawhedi and unnamed co-conspirators were followers of ISIS and took steps to carry out their attack in the U.S., including selling the family home, working to relocate family abroad and purchasing ammunition.
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