ATLANTA — Federal authorities on Wednesday announced a terrorist case against a metro Atlanta resident accused of plotting to destroy the White House and other Washington D.C. government buildings.
Hasher Jallal Taheb, of Cumming, was arrested in Gwinnett County and appeared briefly in court in downtown Atlanta in the case brought the FBI.
BREAKING: Joint terrorism task force partners today arrested local 21-y/o accused of making plans to attack the White House. pic.twitter.com/WEdnAjFFWO
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Authorities said all threats have been neutralized and the suspect was believed to have been acting alone.
Taheb spoke of traveling to territory controlled by the Islamic State, prosecutors said.
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