RCMP arrests man in Quebec allegedly plotting terror attack on Jewish community in New York

The RCMP arrested a 20-year-old man who was allegedly in the process of planning a deadly terror attack targeting Jewish citizens in the United States. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shazeb Jadoon, was arrested on Wednesday in Ormstown, Que., located 61 km southwest of Montreal.

The RCMP arrested a 20-year-old man who was allegedly in the process of planning a deadly terror attack targeting Jewish citizens in the United States.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shazeb Jadoon, was arrested on Wednesday in Ormstown, Que., located 61 km southwest of Montreal.  

According to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, Khan, a Pakistani citizen, allegedly attempted to enter the United States to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York City.

"As alleged in the Complaint, Khan, who resided in Canada, attempted to travel from Canada to New York City, where he intended to use automatic and semi-automatic weapons to carry out a mass shooting in support of ISIS at a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York."

The US Attorney's Office plans to seek Khan's extradition from Canada. 

According to the complaint that was unsealed on Friday, Khan allegedly began posting on social media and communicating with others on an encrypted messaging application about his support for ISIS in November 2023. He also distributed ISIS propaganda videos and literature.

Subsequently, Khan began communicating with two undercover law enforcement officers, the complaint states.