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A Pakistani man with ties to Iran faces a new terrorism charge after he allegedly plotted to assassinate an American government official or politician.The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled the new charge Wednesday against Asif Raza Merchant, 46, who was previously arrested and charged in a foiled murder-for-hire scheme.The DOJ claims Merchant 鈥?after spending time in Iran
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stanley cup ish people in NYC terrorist attack, DOJ saysIn early June, the DOJ alleges, Merchant met with the informant in New York and asked them to begin arranging meetings with individuals who Merchant could hire to carry out a
stanley cups killing. That s when Merchant allegedly told the informant that his target would have security all around them.Later that month, Merchant met with who he thought were hitmen, but they were actually undercover law enforcement officers. The DOJ says Merchant then told the undercover officers that he needed them to steal documents, organize protests, and kill a political person who he would name at the end of August or early September 鈥?after he had already left the U.S. Then on June 21, Merchant allegedly met with the purported hitmen one last time in New York and paid them $5,000 in advance f Etqu Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on lockdown after report of active shooter
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