{"id":68384,"date":"2016-10-11T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=68384"},"modified":"2016-10-11T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:04:40","slug":"mahin-atif-khan-pleads-guilty-to-tucson-terror-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=68384","title":{"rendered":"Mahin Atif Khan pleads guilty to Tucson terror plot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPI<\/a> reports that Mahin Atif Khan pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack in the Tucson, Arizona area in support of ISIS;<\/p>\n

Khan, 18, who the government said has pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh, was accused of writing e-mails to an alleged member of the Pakistan Taliban, looking for help to build explosives and plan their use.<\/p>\n

Rather than militants overseas, Khan was actually talking to FBI agents for several months while planning a “lone jihad attack,” telling the agents he’d been considering a Jewish Community Center and Air Force recruitment Center in Tucson and the Motor Vehicle Division office in Mesa as potential targets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Arizona Central<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Mahin Atif Khan pleaded guilty to inciting or inducing terrorism, financing or managing terrorism, and to manufacturing, possessing or selling a prohibited weapon, court records show.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

At various points, Khan said he was eyeing a Jewish community center and an Air Force recruitment center in Tucson for attacks, as well as the state Motor Vehicle Division office in Mesa, [FBI agent Benjamin] Trentlage said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From CR Connection<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Khan ultimately set his sights on a Division of Motor Vehicles office in the Phoenix area, reasoning that relatively light security and crowded conditions there offered the best chance of inflicting high casualties, prosecutors said in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He’s looking at five to ten years and a period of supervised probation upon release. He changed his “not guilty” plea to guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Yay! Justice auctioning wins again.<\/p>\n

If these guys ever decide to quit asking the FBI how to commit terrorist acts, we’re going to be in trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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