New York. A big revelation has come out from a Pakistani man arrested for planning terrorist attacks in New York City, USA. 20-year-old Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who was caught in Canada, had said in a message sent on a messaging app that ‘If we succeed in our plan, it will be the biggest attack on America.’ Due to this, the role of encrypted messaging apps may come into discussion again. According to US intelligence agencies, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan alias Shahzeb Jadoon had planned a terrorist attack in New York City around October 7. The aim of which was to ‘kill as many Jews as possible in the name of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).’
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan’s aim was to massacre Jews in New York around the anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. Khan communicated with other terrorists through encrypted messaging apps. The police have not yet revealed the name of the app he used. According to the complaint filed in New York, Khan tried to travel from Canada to New York. Where he intended to use automatic weapons to carry out a mass shooting in support of the Islamic State at a Jewish center in Brooklyn. Khan used social media and messaging apps to talk to terrorists associated with him.
The biggest attack on US soil
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan began posting on social media about his support for ISIS and communicating with others on encrypted messaging apps in or around November last year. Among other things, Khan used these apps to share ISIS propaganda videos and literature. He said in one message that “if we succeed in our plan, this will be the biggest attack on US soil since 9/11.”
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Undercover agents exposed the truth
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan was reportedly caught after talking to two undercover agents. During the conversation with the two, Khan said that he and his companions living in the US were planning to attack a particular American city. During the conversation with the undercover agents, Khan emphasized that “October 7 and October 11 are the best days to target Jews.” He said that the Jewish community will definitely hold some protests on the first anniversary of the attack on Israel. While October 11 is ‘Yom Kippur’, which is a major Jewish festival.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 8, 2024, 12:17 IST