Afghan man in Oklahoma City arrested for plotting Election Day attack
Politics,World,Terrorism,Islamic State,2024 Presidential Election,Afghanistan
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An Afghan man was arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly plotting an election day "terrorist attack," the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The man, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, living in Oklahoma City after entering the U.S. in 2021 on a special immigrant visa, was plotting the attack in the name of Islamic State, according to the indictment. Tawhedi searched online for information on how to access cameras in the capital, Washington, D.C., and for states that did not require a license to get a...
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