By Geller Report | Created at 2024-11-14 20:54:21 | Updated at 2024-11-23 02:11:59
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A 9/11 style attack was just thwarted in Texas by the FBI.
The jihadi arrested is a 28-year-old named Anas Said and he has alleged ties to ISIS according to the FBI. Another Islamophobia Awareness Month event.
The Department Of Justice:
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28-year-old man has been indicted for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced the Department Of Justice:
Anas Said is now in custody and set for a detention hearing at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray. Authorities arrested Said Nov. 8.
According to court documents, multiple social media accounts linked to Said contained messages and posts that allegedly revealed that Said supported ISIS and the violent attacks carried out in its name.
Law enforcement executed searches of Said and his residence, vehicle and electronic devices. According to court documents, analysis of the seized devices ulti
🚨 BREAKING: A 9/11 style attack was just thwarted in Texas by the FBI.
The man arrested is a 28-year-old named Anas Said and he has alleged ties to ISIS according to the FBI.
There’s people living in this country who want to see it destroyed, and don’t believe anyone who says…
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BI: Man admits to planning terror attack from his Houston area apartment
The FBI said the 28-year-old man admitted to bragging that he would commit a “9/11-style” attack
By: Sammy Turner, KVUE, November 14, 2024
HOUSTON — FBI Houston on Thursday announced the arrest of a man they say tried to provide support to ISIS and admitted to planning a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Documents show he was also connected to a plot to harm former President George W. Bush.
Authorities said 28-year-old Anas Said was doing this all from his apartment in far west Houston.
U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said Said was born in Houston but soon after moved to Lebanon, where his family is from, until September 2014.
The FBI said Said admitted to researching how to carry out an attack on local military recruiting centers, offering his home as a sanctuary for ISIS operatives, and bragging that he would commit a “9/11-style” attack if he had the resources to do so. He also attempted to produce ISIS propaganda.
Said is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS. FBI agents arrested him on November 8, 2024. Hamdani said when the agents confronted Said, he violently threw his cell phone against the ground to shatter it.
Hamdani said a search of Said’s devices revealed pro-ISIS images and messages, including communications with the official media outlet for ISIS. He is accused of creating at least five videos and two images that he sent to an ISIS social media and web designer for distribution. Authorities refer to this person as the “Designer.”
“We’ve taken a suspected terrorist off the streets of Houston,” FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams said.
Williams said Said has been on the FBI Houston Joint Terrorist Task Force’s radar since 2017. Court documents filed by Hamdani reveal they noticed Said because he ordered two stickers with pro-ISIS messaging.
“Our early investigation determined Said frequently viewed ISIS literature and other online propaganda,” Williams said.
When agents interviewed Said in 2018, he told them he did not support ISIS’ killings, but admitted to visiting ISIS media websites and liked the fact that the terrorist organization was “waking people up.”
Williams said the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel spurred Said toward violence, pushing him to the top of their priority list of national security threats.
“Defendant also discussed researching an unnamed Jewish organization in Houston that supported Houston,” court documents read.
The documents said he planned to take multiple steps to deter the organization’s support of Israel. If ineffective, Said said he would impersonate a donor and meet with the head of the organization to try and convince him. If that didn’t work, court documents said Said would have assaulted him/her.
That wasn’t the extent of his violent intents, according to the FBI.
“He admitted to wanting to use explosives to commit a mass killing here in Houston,” Williams said. “He expressed the desire to join the U.S. Military just so he could commit an act once he was inside their ranks.”
The court documents echo what Williams said. They claim an undercover FBI employee asked if he would make and use an explosive belt.
“‘If I did, it would be very easy. I would shave my beard and hair, put on a military uniform for camouflage, and go inside and push the button. Everything will turn into grilled meat,'” the court documents read, allegedly quoting Said.
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