Pak physician in US Muhammad Masood, 31, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in jail (Representational)
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A Pakistani physician, who labored within the US on an H-1B visa, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for trying to supply materials help to terror organisation ISIS and conduct “lone wolf” terrorist assaults in the US.
Muhammad Masood, 31, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in jail adopted by 5 years of supervised launch for trying to supply materials help to ISIS, a Division of Justice assertion stated.
He pleaded responsible in August final 12 months and was sentenced earlier than Senior Decide Paul A. Magnuson.
In accordance with court docket paperwork, Masood was a licensed medical physician in Pakistan and was previously employed as a analysis coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, below an H-1B visa.
Between January 2020 and March 2020, Masood used an encrypted messaging software to facilitate his journey abroad to affix a terrorist group. Masood made a number of statements about his want to affix the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), and he pledged his allegiance to the designated terrorist group and its chief.
Masood additionally expressed his want to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist assaults in the US. In February 2020, Masood bought a airplane ticket from Chicago, Illinois, to Amman, Jordan, and from there deliberate to journey to Syria. In March that 12 months, Masood’s journey plans modified as a result of Jordan closed its borders to incoming journey as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
Masood then agreed to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to satisfy up with a person who, he believed, would help him with journey by way of cargo ship to ship him to an ISIS territory.
He travelled from Rochester to Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport (MSP) to board a flight certain for Los Angeles, California. Upon arrival at MSP, Masood checked in for his flight and was subsequently arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Process Pressure.
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