Terror suspect arrested in Quebec was plotting to attack Jews in New York
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The attack was to take place on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 in Israel, according to U.S. authorities.
A Pakistani citizen has been arrested in Quebec as he was allegedly preparing an ISIS terrorist attack targeting Jews in New York City.
The attack was to take place on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 in Israel, according to U.S. authorities.
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested on Wednesday but neither Canadian nor U.S. police would confirm it until Friday.
Khan intended to carry out a mass shooting in support of ISIS at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the U.S. alleged in an indictment.
The RCMP has not yet commented on the case.
But the U.S. Justice Department said Khan began expressing his support for ISIS on social media and messaging applications last November.
Speaking with two undercover officers, he allegedly began discussing using AR-15 style rifles to target Jewish community buildings.
“Khan also provided details about how he would cross the border from Canada into the United States to conduct the attacks,” the Justice Department said.