CBS News | Afghan national arrested for allegedly planning Election Day terrorist attack @CBSNews | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
The FBI says an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S. has been thwarted. Officials arrested an immigrant from Afghanistan who was living in Oklahoma for allegedly planning the terror plot. Federal prosecutors say the 27-year-old suspect was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization.

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