Alleged ISIS-linked terrorist Nasir Tawhedi denied release in preliminary hearing: report

An Oklahoma justice denied the merchandise of an Afghan nationalist surviving successful the authorities who had been accused of readying a violent onslaught for Election Day.

The justice ruled that determination is probable origin to determination to proceedings against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi. The 27-year-old faces charges of providing resources to a violent enactment and conspiracy to get firearms for an enactment of terrorism, according to KOCO News 5.

The FBI has stated that Tawhedi was communicating with an ISIS interaction arsenic helium made his plans.

Tawhedi arrived successful the U.S. successful September 2021 pursuing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He had antecedently worked arsenic a information defender for the CIA successful his location state and underwent vetting for that role. He was vetted astatine slightest erstwhile much earlier his transportation to Oklahoma.

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Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi is seen making the "Tawhid" motion successful a photo. (Department of Justice)

The FBI arrested Tawhedi successful Oklahoma past week connected charges of readying to acquisition 2 AK-47 rifles to transportation retired a wide shooting arsenic Americans went to the polls connected Nov. 5. Officials accidental Tawhedi was successful connection with a idiosyncratic helium knew arsenic "Malik," who was affiliated with ISIS-K, the Afghan subdivision of ISIS.

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The FBI says it tracked Tawhedi donating to an ISIS-connected foundation and viewing ISIS propaganda online. A household subordinate of Tawhedi was besides arrested successful Haute-Garonne, France, this week for readying a abstracted attack, according to the French Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office.

A photograph of Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi from July wherever helium allegedly described to his girl and different kid "the rewards a martyr receives successful the afterlife." (Department of Justice)

The family subordinate successful France has not been identified, but authorities accidental the idiosyncratic was 22 years aged and arrested on with 2 different people.

"The caller arrests successful France and by the FBI's Oklahoma City tract bureau show the value of partnerships to observe and disrupt imaginable violent attacks. The coordination betwixt the United States and French instrumentality enforcement contributed to these outcomes. The FBI's apical precedence is preventing acts of terrorism, and we are committed to moving with our partners some overseas and successful the United States to uncover immoderate plots and support our communities from violence," the FBI told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

Tawhedi was readying to people Americans arsenic they formed their ballots connected Election Day. 

U.S. officials claimed past week that Tawhedi was vetted 3 times: archetypal to enactment for the CIA successful Afghanistan, past to travel to the U.S. connected Department of Homeland Security (DHS) humanitarian parole during the withdrawal and a 3rd clip erstwhile helium was approved for SIV presumption aft arriving successful the U.S.

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