Mahin Khan update: Grand Jury indicts Arizona terrorism suspect
07/07/2016 12:14 pm PDT
via KNXV:
PHOENIX -- (KNXV) -- Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on Thursday morning a State Grand Jury indicted Mahin Khan, charging him with terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons.
The indictment is a result of a investigation by the FBI.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Arizona Attorney General's Office said Mahin Khan sent several emails to another person in an attempt to obtain assault rifles and pressure cooker bombs for a “martyrdom operation,” documents said. He also said in the emails that he is an American Jihadist who supports ISIL.
The documents also said that Khan made mention of possibly targeting an Air Force recruitment center in Tucson and Mission Bay, California. He also said he has made attempts to get in touch with Tehrik-e Taliban, a terrorist organization in Pakistan, to obtain bomb recipes.
Earlier this week, an Arizona attorney general spokesperson said Khan was also conspiring to commit acts of terrorism on government buildings in Pima and Maricopa counties.
Khan was arrested Friday in Tucson and charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism and terrorism.
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