California Graduate Student Arrested for Threatening Mass Attacks on Jews and Chinese
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Ziheng "Tony" Fang, a San Jose State University graduate student, was arrested for posting threatening messages targeting Jews, Chinese, and others, warning of mass attacks on campus. Authorities found his fingerprints on notes and video evidence of his presence at threat sites. The threats caused widespread fear and class disruptions. Fang is in federal custody awaiting trial.
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- Graduate student Ziheng Fang arrested for threatening mass attacks at San Jose State University.
- Threats included calls to kill Jews, Muslims, Chinese, and Mexicans with bomb attack warnings.
- Fang's fingerprints and security footage linked him to 16 of 18 threat locations on campus.
- Over 20 threatening notes appeared since October 2024, causing class cancellations and fear.
- University sent repeated alerts; campus was nearly deserted on targeted attack dates.
- Fang is held federally and presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of Ziheng "Tony" Fang, a 30-year-old graduate student at San Jose State University in California, on suspicion of distributing threatening and hateful messages across the campus over several months. Fang allegedly posted messages in November 2025 on the men's restroom wall warning of a "mass explosion next week" accompanied by swastikas, and called for the killing of Jews, Muslims, Chinese (using a slur), and Mexicans. Additional threats mentioned mass bombings planned for November 11 and 12.
Federal complaint documents state that Fang's fingerprint was found on one of the threatening notes. FBI investigators gathered evidence showing Fang accessed buildings where hateful messages appeared in 16 of 18 cases requiring keycard entry. Security cameras also recorded him entering and exiting restrooms shortly before the messages were discovered. Since October 2024, San Jose State police documented over 20 threatening notes posted in campus restrooms, many specifying dates for alleged attacks involving bombs, knives, and shootings.
The threats prompted the university administration to repeatedly send alerts to students and staff via email and text messages. Some professors canceled classes or moved them online, while many students and employees feared attending campus. On the days targeted for attacks, parts of the university resembled a "ghost town," according to the complaint.
Fang, who is pursuing a master's degree in data science, appeared in federal court in San Jose last Friday and remains in federal custody. The FBI and university police are actively investigating. The Department of Justice emphasized that the complaint contains allegations only, and Fang is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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