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Alleged ISIS-Linked Terrorist Nasir Tawhedi Denied Release in Preliminary Hearing

Tawhedi had planned a mass shooting for Election Day, the FBI says

An Oklahoma judge denied the release of an Afghan national living in the state who had been accused of planning a terrorist attack for Election Day.

The judge ruled that there is probable cause to move to trial against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi. The 27-year-old faces charges of providing resources to a terrorist organization and conspiracy to get firearms for an act of terrorism, according to KOCO News 5.

The FBI has stated that Tawhedi was communicating with an ISIS contact as he made his plans.

Read the rest of the story at FOX News.

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