The Justice Department announced the arrest Tuesday of an Afghan national accused of plotting to kill Americans on Election Day on behalf of the terror group ISIS.
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The charging documents additionally reference at least one co-conspirator, who is identified as a citizen of Afghanistan with legal permanent resident status who also resides in Oklahoma but is a juvenile. "We found a person who deals with weapons," Tawhedi wrote in one text. "We have ordered 500 bullets. What do you think, brother? Is it enough or should we increase it?"
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