By The Opinion
Nov 14, 2024, 18:51 PM EST
A 28-year-old man was charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq, a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani and FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Williams Jr. announced.
The FBI announced this Thursday the arrest of Anas Said in Houston, Texas, for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
Anas Said, 28, was arrested in his apartment last week and authorities accuse him of having been looking to commit “violent actions” on behalf of ISIS in Houston, the state’s largest city, according to the FBI office. local.
The Southern District of Texas prosecutor’s office filed criminal charges against him for “trying to provide material support to a terrorist organization.”
Authorities noted that Said admitted to having been “researching how to carry out an attack on local military recruitment centers,” to having offered his home as a “sanctuary” for people affiliated with ISIS, and to having assured that he would commit an attack like the one on 9/11. -Yes if I had the resources.
In turn, the FBI office in Houston reported in a series of publications on the X platform, Said “tried to generate propaganda” for IS.
The accused recorded and edited “at least five videos” that promoted and glorified ISIS, according to the prosecutor for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar Hamdani, in a press conference.
The authorities had the man in their sights since 2017, according to local media, due to his activity on social networks and violent comments in favor of IS.
If convicted, Said faces up to 20 years in federal prison. and a possible maximum fine of $250,000.
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