An Egyptian man living in Virginia who was scheduled to be deported has been charged with planning an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York City.
Abdullah Azz al-Din Taha Muhammad Hassan is accused of giving bomb-making instructions and planning how to attack the Manhattan consulate to an undercover FBI source, according to court documents. He was arrested on Tuesday, the FBI told Fox News Digital.
Hassan is charged with disseminating information about explosives. Destructive equipment and weapons of mass destruction to further the commission of a federal crime
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Opposite side of pro-Palestinian protest area A group of pro-Israel protesters gathered holding Israeli flags in front of the Israeli Consulate General in New York. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
“The FBI’s New York office wants to reassure our Jewish community here in New York that our office — along with our law enforcement partners — remains vigilant in our efforts to identify, investigate, and disrupt threats. that may affect our community using every tool at our disposal To do so, as always, we urge all community members to report suspicious activity to law enforcement and to call 911 in the event of violence or imminent threats to life,” the FBI said in a statement. declaration
“We will continue to work to ensure our community remains a safe place for everyone. And we thank the public for their continued trust and cooperation.”
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Hassan came to the attention of the FBI after the Fairfax County Police Department informed federal authorities that a tipster had alerted police about his social media posts on X. The tipster said the account have “Extremist behavior and terrorist leanings”
In several posts, Hassan praised the Islamic State terrorist group and other extremist figures. Federal prosecutors said in august He began sending messages to secret FBI sources whom he believed he had recruited to carry out the operation. “Attack with many deaths,” the official said.
Protesters join “Emergency Rally for Gaza” outside the Israeli Consulate in New York City on Oct. 1, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jennifer Mitchell for Fox News Digital)
Throughout the past several weeks Hassan instructed informants on how to make bombs, how to buy weapons, and how to build them. “Video of martyrdom,” officials said. in November He has been accused of choosing the Israeli consulate general as the target of the attack, saying it would be easier to attack with small arms and then be “killed” by police.
He believes New York will be It was a “gold mine of targets” for attacks, prosecutors said, as the pair planned the attack. Hassan also allegedly told him to book flights to different countries. without an extradition agreement with the United States during the attack Hassan said the source may have killed people in the consulate with an assault rifle. or detonating an explosive vest while standing in the audience. According to court documents
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Hassan also asked news sources to livestream the attack so he could watch it in real time. The official said
In a statement, Jonathan Harunov, International Spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations. said the Jewish state “Will not be afraid of fear”
“We will not be silent in the face of hate and violence,” he said. “We will not stop in our pursuit of justice and peace. We will continue to fight for the return of our 100 hostages still held in Hamas terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip.”
Sara Netanyahu and Ophir Akunis, Consul General of Israel Attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the 79th Session of the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Ophir Akunis, Consul General of Israel in New York Expressed gratitude to officials for thwarting the alleged attack.
“This attempted attack by a terrorist organization is a complete attack on the sovereign territory of the State of Israel,” he wrote in X. “It is proof that terror knows no bounds. And we must fight it everywhere and every time. The threat it poses to the Western world and its values must be fought together by all Western democracies alike. We will prevail.”
