- Awais Chudhary, a 25-year-old from Queens, N.Y., was sentenced to nine years in prison and 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, for planning a knife attack on civilians.
- In 2019, Chudhary pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, planned a knife or bomb attack targeting pedestrian bridges over the Grand Central Parkway and the Flushing Bay Promenade, conducted reconnaissance, and recorded videos of the sites.
- Chudhary ordered a tactical knife, mask, gloves, and recording equipment online, sought advice from supposed ISIS supporters on avoiding detection, referenced ISIS propaganda for attack methods, and assisted in translating ISIS propaganda into English to recruit English-speaking supporters.
- Chudhary was arrested while attempting to retrieve his ordered items from an online retailer’s locker in Queens, preventing the attack, with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force credited for stopping the plot. Read More
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