A Muslim student who attends George Mason University has just been arrested for planning a mass casualty attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
The terrorist is from Egypt and his name is Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan. A tipster led the FBI to him and now he’s in the process of being deported.
Here’s more from AOL:
The FBI has arrested a student at George Mason University in Virginia for allegedly plotting a mass casualty attack on the Israeli consulate in New York, according to a federal court filing.Egyptian national Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan faces a slew of federal charges tied to distributing information related to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction and the intent to murder internationally protected persons, according to an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint against him filed Monday in US District Court in Virginia.
Hassan, who resides in Falls Church, Virginia, is in the process of being deported, according to court documents. He is a freshman majoring in information technology, the university said.
Hassan came to the FBI’s attention through a tip regarding his active social media presence earlier this year, according to the affidavit.
A tipster reported an account linked to Hassan to police, saying it engaged in “radical and terrorist-leaning behavior” on X, court documents show. Prosecutors alleged Hassan made posts “revering Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri” and operated “several pro-ISIS and al Qaeda accounts that promoted violence against Jews.”
The FBI was able to trace the user’s posts to his phone and subsequently a university campus IP address in Virginia.
An undercover FBI informant posing as an extremist later began communicating with Hassan, who allegedly “recruited” the informant “to conduct a mass casualty attack” and over the course of several days in mid-November sent the informant information, including the address of the Consulate General of Israel in New York, bomb-making instructions and links to purchase cartridges and a rifle to carry out the attack, according to the affidavit.
In a statement to the campus community, George Mason University president Gregory Washington said that “a student recently arrested by the FBI” has been banned from entering campus property.
“As criminal proceedings progress, the university will take appropriate action on student code of conduct violations,” Washington added, emphasizing ongoing efforts to bolster campus safety.
Why is this Egyptian national even in the country? Is he on a student visa? I’m glad this tipster got involved but I really want to know why he was here in the first place.
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