Afghan man arrested for allegedly planning 'terrorist attack' on US election day
13-Oct-2024The indictment did not indicate whether Tawhedi worked as translator or interpreter in Afghanistan.
An Afghan man was arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly plotting an election day "terrorist attack", the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
The man, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, living in Oklahoma City after entering the US in 2021 on a special immigrant visa, was plotting the attack in the name of Islamic State, according to the indictment.
The indictment did not indicate whether Tawhedi worked as translator or interpreter in Afghanistan. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
