The Justice Department announced Tuesday the arrest of an Afghan national living in Oklahoma, charging him with plotting on behalf of the terrorist group ISIS to kill Americans on Election Day.

Nasir Tawhedi, 27, is said to have attempted to purchase semi-automatic firearms and ammunition to further his alleged plans to carry out the attack, even going so far as to liquidate his family’s assets and relocate family members abroad in preparation.

According to the complaint, Tawhedi entered the United States on a special immigrant visa in September 2021 and is currently on probation pending the outcome of his immigration case.

The charging documents also reference at least one co-conspirator identified as a lawful permanent resident of Afghanistan who also resides in Oklahoma but is a minor.

FBI investigators said they obtained images, posts and texts from devices belonging to Tawhedi that showed he adhered to ISIS ideology. They also tracked financial activity that allegedly showed he had donated to a charity that supports ISIS and funneled money to him.

The complaint cites several messages Tawhedi allegedly sent via Telegram in which he discussed purchasing AK-47 rifles to carry out his attack.

“We have found a person who deals in weapons,” Tawhedi wrote in a text. “We ordered 500 bullets. What do you think, brother? Is that enough or should we increase it?”

In other news, Tawhedi discussed how he had sold his home for $185,000 in the months before his planned attack and was planning to move his family.

Investigators also cite Google searches Tawhedi allegedly conducted, including “How do I access cameras in Washington, D.C.?” and “Which U.S. state doesn’t require relatives to obtain a firearm?”

Several confidential FBI sources later contacted Tawhedi and recorded meetings with him to discuss a deal to purchase two AK-47s that he planned to use in the attack. He and his co-conspirator were arrested Monday after carrying out the sham gun deal, court documents say.

In an interview with investigators Monday after his arrest, Tawhedi allegedly admitted that he and the co-conspirator attempted to obtain the weapons and purchased the rifles to carry out an election day attack “targeting large gatherings of people.” ” and further stated that they both “expect to be martyred” and die during their attack.

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