A news van from KSTU-TV had a bomb affixed to it by a father-son team from Pakistan. Fortunately, the bomb did not work, but bomb experts called the device “real.” Abeed Ahamed Nasir, 58, a Pakistani-American, is listed as the “mastermind” behind the plan. 31-year-old Adil Justice Ahme Nasir, Abeed’s son, has also been arrested. Both men have been charged with manufacture, possession, or use of a weapon of mass destruction; attempted aggravated arson, and threats of terrorism. They both received other unique minor charges.
Alleged bomb plot near Charlie Kirk assassination lands Pakistani native and son with terrorism charges– www.theblaze.com
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A father and son were arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday for allegedly affixing an explosive device to the bottom of a KSTU-TV news vehicle parked next to an occupied building.
The device was discovered just days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination around a half-hour drive away at Utah Valley University and amid an increased media presence in the area.
KSTU revealed that the device was determined to be real. While the explosive had reportedly been lit, the arrest report indicated that it “failed to function as designed.”
Law enforcement officials reportedly also ‘observed additional contraband and evidence of crimes outside the scope of the original warrant.’
Salt Lake County Jail records indicate that Adeeb Ahamed Nasir, 58 — whose race was somehow entered into the system as “white” — is a Pakistani-born American citizen.
He was booked into the jail on Sunday and charged with the manufacture, possession, or use of a weapon of mass destruction; attempted aggravated arson; possession of an explosive/chemical/incendiary; threat of terrorism; and felony possession of parts for an explosion/chemical/incendiary device.
Nasir’s American-born son, 31-year-old Adil Justice Ahme Nasir, has been charged with manufacture/possession/use of a weapon of mass destruction; attempted aggravated arson; threat of terrorism; and possession both of an explosive/chemical/incendiary device and parts to make one.
The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed to Blaze News that the FBI is handling the case.
