{"id":24964,"date":"2016-07-03T22:27:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T05:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2016-07-03T22:27:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T05:27:37","slug":"arizona-man-accused-planning-terrorism-targeting-government-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24964","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Man Accused of Planning Terrorism Targeting Government Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/widget\/video-embed\/717743171746\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lowercase\">by<\/span><strong> <span class=\"byline_author\">ANDREW BLANKSTEIN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An FBI task force on Friday arrested a Tucson man on terrorism related offenses involving a conspiracy targeting government buildings in two cities in Arizona, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Mahin Kahn, 18, was arrested following an investigation by the FBI&#8217;s joint terrorism task force, a spokesperson for the FBI&#8217;s Phoenix field office said.<\/p>\n<p>Khan faces two state counts of terrorism and conspiracy to commit terrorism, a spokesperson for the Arizona Attorney General&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img_half\"><a class=\"js-lightbox lightbox_link\" href=\"http:\/\/media3.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2016_26\/1604871\/terrorism_threats-arrest-jpeg-099ee_fe0fbb748545dbef3c26030fb8ef8550.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy img-responsive img_inline\" title=\"Image:\" src=\"http:\/\/media3.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2016_26\/1604871\/terrorism_threats-arrest-jpeg-099ee_fe0fbb748545dbef3c26030fb8ef8550.nbcnews-ux-600-700.jpg\" alt=\"Image:\" data-original=\"http:\/\/media3.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2016_26\/1604871\/terrorism_threats-arrest-jpeg-099ee_fe0fbb748545dbef3c26030fb8ef8550.nbcnews-ux-600-700.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"img-caption img-caption_default no-margin-bottom\"><span class=\"img-caption_txt\">This mugshot taken Friday, July 1, 2016 and provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff&#8217;s Office shows Mahin Khan, of Tucson, Ariz.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"img-caption img-caption_default no-margin-bottom\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The allegations involve conspiring to commit acts of terrorism on government buildings in Phoenix and Tucson, Attorney General&#8217;s Office spokesperson Mia Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>Neither federal nor state officials would elaborate on the specifics of the allegations against Khan, citing sealed court records.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities told NBC News the arrest and allegations are not related to the Independence Day weekend, and the timing of the arrest was coincidence. There are no outstanding suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Airports and other transportation hubs are on high alert during the holiday weekend following recent terror attacks at Istanbul&#8217;s international airport and a massacre at a caf\u00e9 in Bangladesh. 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