Washington : A pakistani national with alleged ties to iran was charged in a new york federal court on tuesday over a plot to assassination a us political and other officials on american soil.
Although CNN quoted an official as saying that ex president donald trump and other current and former government officials were the intended targets of the plot the while house clarified .
there was no connection between this matter and the assassination attempt against the republican presidential nominee in bulter pennsylvania.
The criminal complaint unsealed in a federal court in brooklyn new york announced the arrest and charging of asif raza merchant 46 in a murder for hire plot as part of a scheme to assassination a us politician ot government official as on us soil.
This dangerous murder for hire plot was allegedly orchestrated by a pakistani national with close ties to iran and is stright out of the iranian playbook said fbi director christopher wray.
DOCUMENTS revealed that the defendant was a karachi residnet with alleged ties to tehran merchant told investigators he has a wife and children in iran and a separate family in pakistan.
Law enforecement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out merchant is in fedral.
custody in new york the documents added the court documents however clarified that charges in the complaint are allegations and merchnat is presumed innocent unless and until proven guility.
Details of alleged plot;:
According to court documents in april 2024 after spendings time in iran merchant arrived in the US from pakistani and contacted a person he believed could.
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