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3 Muslims charged in Islamic State jihad plot to target New York concerts, landmarks, subways

Oct 6, 2017 6:11 pm By Robert Spencer

The war is ongoing, as is the denial of its existence.

“3 Charged in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Target New York Concerts, Landmarks, Subways: Feds,” by Jonathan Dienst, Mark Schone, David Paredes and Joe Valiquette, NBC New York, October 6, 2017:

Authorities have cuffed three men in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to target concerts, landmarks and crowded subways in New York City in 2016, federal prosecutors announced Friday afternoon.

Three men — Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a 19-year-old Canadian citizen; Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen based in Pakistan; and Russell Salic, a 37-year-old Philippines citizen — were all arrested on terror-related charges in the alleged plot that would have targeted New York City during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in 2016, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim.

El Bahnasawy was detained on May 21, 2016, after he traveled to Cranford, New Jersey, to carry out the attacks; he has since pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism offenses. Haroon had allegedly made plans to travel to New York to join El Bahnasawy and was arrested in Pakistan. Salic, who allegedly wired money to the U.S. to fund the attack, was arrested in his home country.

Attorney information for the three men wasn’t immediately available. El Bahnasawy will be sentenced in December and could face life in prison; the other two men could also spend the rest of their lives behind bars, if convicted.

Kim’s office said the plot was more aspirational than operational, but the trio used chat apps to talk about setting off bombs and shooting people in Times Square and the subway system. Prosecutors added that Al Bahnasawy also communicated with an undercover agent posing as an ISIS sympathizer about wanting to “shoot up concerts cuz they kill lots of people.”

“We just need guns in our hands,” El Bahnasawy said. “That’s how the Paris guys did it.”

Haroon, meanwhile, told the undercover agent that he saw the subway as a “perfect” target for the attack, and that they should shoot as many train riders as possible before setting off suicide vests.

“When we run out of bullets we let the vests go off,” he said on May 5, 2016.

Then, three days later Haroon added, “NY Needs to fall. It’s a must.”

Prosecutors add that El Bahnasawy bought bomb-making materials while in Canada; Haroon allegedly met with an explosives expert in Pakistan to get more information on how to build bombs.

Around the same time, the two allegedly had been talking with Salic, known as “the doctor,” about getting money to carry out the attack. Salic, who also maintained a pro-ISIS social media presence, allegedly wired $423 to the undercover to help pay for the attacks on May 11, 2016, and told the agent he’d send more in the future.

Around that time, prosecutors said that the undercover sent Salic a picture of hydrogen peroxide El Bahnasawy had bought to carry out the attacks; Salic allegedly responded by saying he might carry out his own attack if he wasn’t able to go to Syria to join ISIS. He then allegedly wrote that “(I)t would be a great pleasure if we can slaughter” New Yorkers….

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Filed Under: Featured, Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, Daesh), Jihad in the U.S., New York City Tagged With: Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, Russell Salic, Talha Haroon


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  1. gravenimage says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 6:36 pm

    3 Muslims charged in Islamic State jihad plot to target New York concerts, landmarks, subways
    ………………….

    This sh*t just never ends. Glad these wanna be Jihadists were caught–*this time*.

    • Puddin' says

      Oct 6, 2017 at 10:03 pm

      This is probably the tip of the iceberg

    • eagle says

      Oct 7, 2017 at 5:27 pm

      These three should be charged with hate crime as CAIR always calls for when they get a broken window or a booga on the door knob of their mosque..

    • Mike says

      Oct 9, 2017 at 6:25 am

      Give all New Yorkers M4’s…the ones that will accept them. Then we’ll see how successful assaults and attacks will be. Open your eyes; this is a guerrilla war. Get them before they get us. We’re better than this.

  2. HugoHackenbush says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    If a U.S. citizen pledges alligence to a foreign entity and takes steps to wage violence against the USA why is this not TREASON and the person facing the death penalty?

    • PRCS says

      Oct 6, 2017 at 7:10 pm

      Do you know it’s not and they’re not?

      • HugoHackenbush says

        Oct 6, 2017 at 7:29 pm

        Harpoon is a citizen.

        Section 3, article 3 states:
        Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

        The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
        US code:
        Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
        (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(2)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)

        • Karen Voss says

          Nov 4, 2017 at 1:30 am

          I’m hearing a lot of people in our own government that are guilty of what I just read about “acts” of treason right here in our government!

    • Shane says

      Oct 7, 2017 at 10:45 am

      Only one of the Jihadis is an American citizen. This plot should be considered treason and the perp should be stripped of his citizenship and deported when his sentence is served.

  3. Dan says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    A Canadian citizen???!!

    No way!

    Turdolt has assured us Canucks, and the rest of the world in fact, that nothing like this could ever happen.

    In fact he, and the liberal party, are so certain they’re passing bill M 103 to criminalize anybody stating contrary.

    And I bet if his Uncle Fidel (Actually suspected daddy cause Margy was kind of a s**t.) was alive, he’d back his son — I mean honorary nephew — with every bit of honor and integrity he had.

    Must be a typo or something.

    • Anti-jihad says

      Oct 6, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Even after the Edmonton jihadi ran into about half a dozen people, including one cop, Justin Trudeau said he didn’t want extremism here in Canada. Trudeau is so stupid he’s certifiable and he should be locked up himself. He’s not in touch with reality at all.

      • Stan Lee says

        Oct 6, 2017 at 11:52 pm

        Neither were the Canadians who voted for him! He didn’t become Canadian P.M. by magic, Canadians voted for “name recognition,” which means they may have voted for anyone with the surname of “Schiklgruber.”

        • old white guy says

          Oct 7, 2017 at 10:12 am

          39.42% of the 62% of those who voted elected him. there is something seriously wrong with a system that functions like that, the minority rules the majority.

      • Dan says

        Oct 7, 2017 at 10:15 am

        I just hope America executes the little sh*t, and doesn’t cave and send him back to Canada, where Turdolt will shell out another $10 million cause his rights were violated or something.

        By the way.

        Another Muslim sack of sh*t is suing Canada for $55 million, because mistreatment by our immigration/refugee policy or something.

        The world is certifiably nuts right now.

      • Dan says

        Oct 7, 2017 at 10:19 am

        Old White Guy

        We basically have the electoral system yours is designed to avoid; a win by simple majority of vote.

        Ontario and Quebec have the population numbers to decide the entire election, and that’s why the politicians don’t give a flying crap about the west, or the maritime provinces., or the North West Territories.

        If you had our system, Hillary would have won.

    • Shane says

      Oct 7, 2017 at 10:46 am

      If you guys don’t vote him out, he will do as much damage to Canada as Comrade Obama did to the USA!

    • Mike says

      Oct 9, 2017 at 6:28 am

      No shit! Sounds like the law in Germany where you go to jail for speaking truth about the jew scam. Sad.

  4. Mo says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    Say it with me, “That’s RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!”

  5. mummymovie says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    ‘The war is ongoing, as is the denial of its existence.’
    -a profound truth indeed…

    Some of our liberal principles need to be abandoned and cases with terrorist designations need to be handled militarily, to include the deportation of family members, both immediate and extended. There is no way to deal with this stuff through regular law enforcement channels. Otherwise we will just continue to be sitting ducks for these murderous savages to pick off at will.

  6. Ciudadano says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    I don’t believe this “ISIS-Inspired” BS any longer. They are inspired by the more violent aspects of Islam and Mohamed which are abundant by the way. ISIS has become the official excuse to avoid addressing the problems within Islam.

    • pfwag says

      Oct 6, 2017 at 11:48 pm

      They are just trying to do EXACTLY what Muhammad told all Muslims to do: kill the kafirs (infidels).

  7. pfwag says

    Oct 6, 2017 at 11:45 pm

    Diverse back grounds, nationaities, and ethnicites but what do they have in common? ISLAM.

  8. John Forbes says

    Oct 7, 2017 at 8:10 am

    When is the WEST going to wake up to the fact that this ISLAM & ITS FOLLOWERS are not going to stop attacking ????

    Sooner of later vigilante groups will have to be formed if the Governments simply refuse to confront this !
    In the UK the MUSLIM CHILD RAPING continues & very little is done & in Eastern Europe this will not be tolerated !

    The level of COWARDICE in the UK is beyond BELIEF !!

  9. Valkyrie Ziege says

    Oct 7, 2017 at 8:40 am

    ; Yup, I told you so, Stephen Paddock’s “girl-friend” Marilou Danley is “Filipino”, and, coincedently, Muhammadanism is taking over the Philippines.
    Stephen Paddock had enough armaments, and ammo for a small army, therefore, either his co-conspirators buttered-him-up, abandoned him, and left him to fry, or the small army was in Stephen Paddock’s head.
    We all learn life lessons about the true definition of friendship, and love, and some, such as Stephen Paddock, never get to live, and learn from that lesson.

  10. Politicianaphobia says

    Oct 7, 2017 at 9:50 am

    This is shocking news a Canadian, Muslim boy from Mississauga, Ontario would be involved. He is from Mississauga, are they sure, this can not be true. To think he comes from the same place as Omar Alghabra, federal, member of parliament for Mississauga-Center (when he won said this is a win for Islam) and Iqra Khalid, federal member of parliament who introduced M-103 and Isis said `Canada blasphemy motion passed Isis proud of loyal servant Iqra Khalid`. Well I am shocked. What will Justine have to say about this, ah ah ah ah I can hardly wait to here.

  11. Politicianaphobia says

    Oct 7, 2017 at 10:38 am

    or hear lol lol

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