Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a resident of Oklahoma City, was charged with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS, according to federal prosecutors.

The FBI arrests an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an election day attack in the U.S.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi is accused of working with his brother-in-law, a minor, to target large gatherings in the United States on Nov. 5 in the name of ISIS.

This defendant, motivated by ISIS, allegedly conspired to commit a violent attack, on Election Day, here on our homeland," said FBI Director Christopher Wray in a statement on Tuesday. The FBI said he was attempting stockpile firearms,

The FBI arrested a man from Afghanistan who was allegedly planning an Election Day terrorist attack in the U.S. Federal prosecutors charged Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi with planning the attack in support of ISIS.

An Afghan citizen living in Oklahoma has been charged with plotting a terror attack on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on U.

The US Department of Justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned a terror attack on Election Day in the name of the Islamic State. The suspect, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City,