Afghan man in Oklahoma plotted Election Day terror attack in US on behalf of ISIS, Justice Department says

An Afghan national surviving successful Oklahoma has been charged with platting a panic onslaught connected Election Day connected behalf of the Islamic State, the Justice Department said Tuesday. 

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, obtained firearms and ammunition to behaviour a convulsive onslaught connected U.S. soil, arsenic good arsenic taking a fig of steps to hole for the plot, authorities said. 

A photograph from July, successful which the suspect allegedly is describing to his girl and different kid "the rewards a martyr receives successful the afterlife." (Justice Department)

"As charged, the Justice Department foiled the defendant’s crippled to get semi-automatic weapons and perpetrate a convulsive onslaught successful the sanction of ISIS connected U.S. ungraded connected Election Day," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. 

Ahead of the planned attack, Tawhedi allegedly liquidated his family’s assets, resettled members of his household overseas, acquired AK-47 battle rifles and ammunition.

This communicative is breaking. Please cheque backmost for updates.