Afghan national was planning ISIS-inspired attack on Election Day, federal prosecutors say

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was allegedly planning to liquidate his family’s assets and sell his family’s home, resettle family members overseas, and buy up AK-47 rifles and ammunition “to stage a violent attack in the United States in the name of and on behalf of ISIS,” according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. open image in gallery Images from a Google account allegedly belonging to Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi and obtained by federal law enforcement agents show a headless Statue of Liberty and advocating ‘endless war’ Tawhedi also bought one-way airfare for his wife and child to Kabul, according to prosecutors. “As charged, the Justice Department foiled the defendant’s plot to acquire semi-automatic weapons and commit a violent attack in the name of ISIS on US soil on Election Day,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. open image in gallery A criminal complaint attached to terrorism-related charges against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi includes photos allegedly obtained from his Google account Foreign adversaries are hoping to undermine Americans’ confidence in the legitimacy of election results and amplifying US-born disinformation and false claims about fraud and the election process, according to intelligence officials.