Plots by three alleged Islamic State supporters to carry out terrorist attacks around New York City, including at concert venues, subway stations and Times Square, were foiled in the summer of 2016, a US court has heard. Terrorism charges against the three men accused of plotting the attacks were unsealed by a federal court in the city on Friday. The plots were thwarted by an undercover FBI agent who was posing as an Islamist extremist and communicating with the trio via a messenger app. According to criminal complaints, Bahnasawy, 19, told the undercover agent that “[t]hese Americans need an attack”, and he wanted to “create the next 9/11”. He sent the agent an image of Times Square and said: “We seriously need to car bomb times square.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 11:12 UTC