Federal authorities in the USA are continuing to explore the terror threat against New York’s Jewish community. An ISIL-inspired is in detention after allegedly threatening a huge attack to kill as many Jews as possible, according to management.
Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed that New York is under a “heightened state of awareness” and that she’s been in immediate contact with the Federal Terrorism Task Force. She named the plot,
“Deeply shocking, but we’ve been attentive in monitoring chatter online and social media.”
Hochul expressed New York is dealing with the danger after federal authorities charged the 20-year-old Mohamed Shahzeb Kahn as he was attempting to enter the U.S. from Canada. According to a 19-count charge, his purpose was to
“kill as many Jews as possible.”
His planned target was the Brooklyn Jewish Center in Crown Heights. Many thought it was the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters. Kahn conveyed ISIL propaganda online and enlisted associates who could arm themselves with AR15 assault-style weapons and shells. Unbeknownst to him, two of the recruits were undercover law enforcement agents.
“Kahn wanted to prepare his attack on or around the Oct. 7 Hamas aggression on Israel,”
FBI Agent Rob Kissane said.
With the compliance of that day less than a month away, several hundred people offered up again for their weekly vigil in Central Park.
“Bring them home, bring them home now,”
they chimed. They held pictures of those still being held hostage by Hamas and read their names.
The charged terrorist said he saw New York as an excellent target for his plot because it has the largest Jewish population in the country.
Hocul expressed state police are operating directly with the Federal Terrorism Task Force and are being particularly vigilant. They are in what she called “a heightened state of attention now for all kinds of threats.” She expressed state police are assisting NYPD with advanced security measures in the city.
“We’re operating very hard to keep them safe, absolutely,”
Hochul stated. According to the government indictment, the supposed terrorist bragged that if he succeeded with his goal, it would have been the biggest attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. The suspect remains in detention in Canada. Extradition proceedings against him to get him back to the U.S. are scheduled for later this week.
