WASHINGTON — A Pakistani citizen accused of plotting to support ISIS has been extradited to the United States to face terrorism-related charges, the FBI announced Wednesday.
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who had been living in Canada, allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish community center in Brooklyn on Oct. 7, 2024, the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel. The FBI said Khan intended the attack as an act of support for Daesh.
Khan was arrested by Canadian authorities on Sept. 4, 2024, after U.S. investigators uncovered his plans. He was extradited earlier Tuesday and is now in U.S. custody.
“The great work of FBI teams and our partners exposed those plans and shut them down,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement posted on the social platform X. “He will now face American justice.”
Patel described the case as a stark reminder of the persistent global threat of terrorism and a troubling rise in threats targeting Jewish communities in the United States.
“This case is a reminder of the constant threat of terrorism facing every corner of the world — as well as the disturbing rise in threats against our Jewish communities,” he said.
The FBI credited multiple field offices — including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles — along with Canadian law enforcement partners, for their role in the investigation and extradition.
Khan is expected to be formally charged in U.S. federal court. Specific details of the indictment have not yet been made public.
