US 'jihadist' sought to attack White House: FBI

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Jan 18 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

Authorities in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 21-year-old man who sought to buy explosives and an anti-tank rocket for a "jihad" suicide attack on the White House planned for Thursday.

Byung Pak, the US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, announced the arrest of Hasher Taheb of Cumming, Georgia late Wednesday after a monthslong FBI investigation sparked by a tip from the local community "that Taheb had become radicalized."

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First Published: Jan 18 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

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