FBI main Kash Patel (L) and Brooklyn region (R)
A Pakistani national residing successful Canada has been extradited to the United States to look coercion charges, the FBI confirmed Tuesday. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan is accused of plotting a wide shooting astatine a Jewish halfway successful Brooklyn successful enactment of the Islamic State (IS), with plans to transportation retired the onslaught connected the October 7 day of the 2023 Hamas battle connected Israel.FBI main Kash Patel announced the extradition, stating, "He has present arrived successful the US and volition look American justice."
Patel said Khan’s crippled was uncovered done associated enactment betwixt US and Canadian authorities. He was arrested successful Canada connected September 4, 2024."Thankfully, the large enactment of FBI teams and our partners exposed those plans and unopen them down," Patel said. "This lawsuit is simply a reminder of the changeless menace of coercion facing each country of the satellite — arsenic good arsenic the disturbing emergence successful threats against our Jewish communities.
Your FBI volition proceed to beryllium connected defender and enactment astir the timepiece to antagonistic them."According to a transgression complaint, Khan allegedly intended to question from Canada to New York and usage automatic weapons to termination members of the Jewish assemblage successful Brooklyn. US lawyer Jay Clayton said, "He planned to usage automatic weapons to termination arsenic galore members of our Jewish assemblage arsenic possible, each successful enactment of IS."Federal prosecutors revealed that Khan shared his plans with individuals helium believed were co-conspirators but were successful information undercover instrumentality enforcement officers.Khan is charged with attempting to supply worldly enactment to a designated overseas violent enactment and attempting to perpetrate acts of terrorism. If convicted, helium faces a maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison.