NYC Terror Plot: George Mason Student Arrested

An 18-year-old George Mason University freshman, Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, was arrested for allegedly plotting a mass casualty attack on Israel's NYC consulate. Hassan, an Egyptian national facing deportation, is accused of instructing an undercover FBI agent on how to use explosives to target the consulate, which he called a "goldmine of targets."

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The Plan

According to court documents, Hassan allegedly suggested two attack options: an assault rifle attack or using a suicide vest. He allegedly provided bomb-making instructions and an ISIS propaganda video to the undercover agent, targeting Jewish people. The FBI investigation revealed a digital trail of Hassan's online activity, including social media posts praising ISIS and Osama bin Laden, and spreading antisemitic propaganda.

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The Arrest

Hassan was arrested in Falls Church, Virginia, and banned from campus. He faces charges of demonstrating how to manufacture an explosive with intent to murder internationally protected persons.

This is a developing story.