Pakistan(National Times)- US authorities have arrested a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard after he allegedly attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass shooting at a US military base in Warren, Michigan. It is claimed that the suspect intended to carry out this attack on behalf of the Daesh, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, is reportedly a resident of Melvindale City. According to the Justice Department (DoJ) of the United States of America, he is charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation and distributing information related to a destructive device. \u201cThis defendant is charged with planning a deadly attack on a US military base here at home for ISIS,\u201d said Sue J Bai, head of the Justice Department\u2019s National Security Division. \u201cThanks to the tireless efforts of law enforcement, we foiled the attack before lives were lost. We will not hesitate to bring the full force of the Department to find and prosecute those who seek to harm our men and women in the military and to protect all Americans.\u201d \u201cISIS is a brutal terrorist organisation which seeks to kill Americans. Helping ISIS or any other terrorist organisation prepare or carry out acts of violence is not only a reprehensible crime \u2013 it is a threat to our entire nation and way of life,\u201d said US Attorney Jerome F Gorgon Jr for the Eastern District of Michigan. \u201cOur office will not tolerate such crimes or threats, and we will use the full weight of the law against anyone who engages in terrorism.\u201d \u201cThe defendant allegedly tried to carry out an attack on a military facility in support of ISIS, which was disrupted thanks to the good work of the FBI and our partners,\u201d said Assistant Director Donald M Holstead of the FBI\u2019s Counterterrorism Division. \u201cThe FBI is steadfast in our commitment to detect and stop terrorist plans aimed at the American homeland or at US interests overseas.\u201d \u201cThe arrest of this former soldier is a sobering reminder of the importance of our counterintelligence efforts to identify and disrupt those who would seek to harm our nation,\u201d said Brig Gen Rhett R Cox, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command. \u201cI commend the tireless work of our special agents and FBI partners who worked together to investigate and apprehend this individual. We will continue to collaborate with our partners to prevent similar incidents in the future. We urge all soldiers to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to their chain of command, as the safety and security of our Army and our nation depends on our collective efforts to prevent insider threats,\u201d he added. According to the complaint, Said informed two undercover law enforcement officers of a plan he had devised and formulated to conduct a mass-shooting at the US Army\u2019s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. In April 2025, the two undercover officers indicated they intended to carry out Said\u2019s plan at the direction of Daesh. In response, Said provided material assistance to the attack plan, including providing armor-piercing ammunition and magazines for the attack, flying his drone over TACOM to conduct operational reconnaissance, training the undercover employees on firearms and the construction of Molotov cocktails for use during the attack, and planning numerous details of the attack including how to enter TACOM and which building to target. On May 13 \u2013 the scheduled day of the attack \u2013 Said was arrested after he travelled to an area near TACOM and launched his drone in support of the attack plan. He will make his initial court appearance later today in the Eastern District of Michigan. The US Attorney\u2019s Office will be asking the court to hold Said in pretrial detention because of his danger to the community and the risk that he will flee. Based on the charges in the complaint, Said faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count if convicted. The FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the case. Though Said is arrested for attempting to attack military base, DoJ has clarified that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- US authorities have arrested a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard after he allegedly attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass shooting at a US military base in Warren, Michigan. It is claimed that the suspect intended to carry out this attack on behalf of the Daesh, also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n