Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, had been studying how to build bombs and posted about his support for killing Jews, federal officials claim.
A “radical” Jordanian national living in Texas was allegedly plotting an attack on Houston’s Jewish community before he was arrested on gun charges.
Abuayyash even allegedly made a direct reference in one social media post about an event in Houston for the Jewish community, according to court documentsAbuayyash is now behind bars on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by someone with a non-immigrant visa, and US Magistrate Judge Christina Bryan has ruled he should remain detained pending trial.
The affidavit notes that federal investigators have been monitoring Abuayyash’s activities since August, when agents conducting “open-source research” saw a video of him firing multiple firearms — including an AR-style weapon.Abuayyash entered the US on a non-immigrant visa, which expired in 2019, but has since applied for asylum and obtained work authorization in the United States until 2025, according to court documents.
Wray cited the incident to the Senate Homeland Security Committee as he warned that Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel will inspire other attacks around the world. “Al Qaeda issued its most specific call to attack the US in the last five years. Hezbollah has threatened to attack US interests in the Middle East,” and ISIS is “seeking to capitalize on this moment, galvanize supporters,” Wray said.
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