Washington DC: A Pakistani national living in Canada was extradited to the United States on the charges of terrorism. The accused, 20-year-old Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, is suspected to have planned a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in Brooklyn. On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) gave information in this regard.
Khan is accused of planning the attack in support of the Islamic State (IS), reported News18. The mass shooting is likely to be carried out on the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
Notably, the Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada in September. "Major news… earlier this afternoon, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, was extradited to the United States on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to commit acts of terrorism," FBI Director Kash Patel said in an X post. Last year, Khan allegedly planned to travel to New York last year.
"In the fall of last year, Khan allegedly planned to travel from Canada to New York and carry out a mass shooting in support of ISIS at a Jewish Center in Brooklyn. Khan allegedly planned his attack to occur on October 7, 2024 — the one year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel," he added.
As per US attorney Jay Clayton, Khanplanned to use automatic weapons during the mass shooting to inflict heavy casulaties.
"He planned to use automatic weapons to kill as many members of our Jewish community as possible, all in support of IS," US attorney Jay Clayton said as quoted by The Times of India.
Khan shared his plan with people whom he belived to be co-conspirators, however, they turned out be undercover government officers as reported by TOI.
Khan is reportedly charged with attempting to commit acts of terrorism.
