BREAKING: Federal law enforcement officials have arrested Hasher Jallal Taheb in connection to foiled a terrorist plot to attack the White House.
Taheb reportedly said he planned to travel to Islamic State territory. -AJC
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Via Kiro:
ATLANTA –
Federal authorities on Wednesday announced a terrorist case against a metro Atlanta resident accused of plotting to destroy the White House and other Washington D.C. government buildings.Hasher Jallal Taheb of Cumming, Georgia, was arrested in Gwinnett County and appeared briefly in court in downtown Atlanta in the case brought the FBI.
“His alleged intent was to attack the White House and other targets of opportunity in the Washington, D.C. area,” U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak said.
Pak said Taheb intended to use IEDs and an anti-tank rocket to carry out the attacks.