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California Man Admits Plot to Murder Jewish Man, Aid ISIS

California resident Ahmad Akhtar admitted to plotting to murder a Jewish man he believed served in the IDF and attempting to aid ISIS. He stalked a synagogue to find the man and asked an undercover agent for advice on carrying out the murder.

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California Man Admits Plot to Murder Jewish Man, Aid ISIS
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What happened

  1. 01Ahmad Akhtar admitted to plotting to murder a Jewish man he believed served in the IDF.
  2. 02He stalked a synagogue in California to find the intended victim.
  3. 03Akhtar also admitted to attempting to assist the terror organization ISIS.
  4. 04He sought instructions for making an explosive device and threatened to behead people.
  5. 05Akhtar faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Akhtar also threatened to behead people and sought bomb-making instructions, eventually giving an agent weapons and pledging allegiance to ISIS.

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