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(NewsNation) — The Afghan subdivision of the Islamic State, ISIS K, orchestrated an Afghan man's foiled Election Day panic plot, 2 elder U.S. officials briefed connected the substance told NBC News.
Afghan autochthonal Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested successful aboriginal October and accused of readying to people ample groups of radical connected Nov. 5. He told investigators helium and a co-conspirator — whose individuality has not been released — planned to dice arsenic martyrs.
Tawhedi archetypal arrived successful the United States successful September 2021. In the weeks starring up to his arrest, the Oklahoma City nonmigratory bought AK-47 rifles, liquidated his family’s assets and purchased one-way tickets for his woman and kid to question location to Afghanistan, charging documents revealed.
Those aforesaid documents amusement that Tawhedi, who officials accidental consumed Islamic State propaganda, was successful interaction with an ISIS affiliate named "Mailk."
A household subordinate of Tawhedi was arrested and charged by French instrumentality enforcement this past play for allegedly readying a akin panic scheme, according to NBC News reporting.
NewsNation has reached retired to national officials astir these reports, but has not yet heard back.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
