TORONTO — A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish centre in support of Islamic State will contest his extradition hearing to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Canada earlier this month as he allegedly tried to enter the US.
The New York skyline is pictured from a park in Hoboken, New Jersey, US June 23, 2024.TORONTO — A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish centre in support of Islamic State will contest his extradition hearing to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters.
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Canada earlier this month as he allegedly tried to enter the US. He was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organisation, namely Islamic State, or ISIS."I have the mandate to contest the extradition hearing," Khan's lawyer, Gaetan Bourassa, told Reuters.He would not comment on the case without seeing evidence from the US, which has not yet been presented.
Khan was in Canada on a student visa, having entered the country in June, 2023. His lawyer would not say what he was studying, or where. The US Department of Justice accused Khan of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in Brooklyn around Oct 7, 2024, about a year after Hamas' attack in Israel which triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.
According to the US Department of Justice, Khan began posting his support for ISIS on an encrypted messaging application in November 2023. He allegedly communicated his attack plans to undercover agents.
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