An Afghan national was arrested this week after he claimed he was building a bomb and intended to target a building in Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said.
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was apprehended Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security after posting a video to his TikTok profile with the alleged threat. He is being charged at the state level.
He was arrested a day before Rahmandullah Lakanwal, 29, also an Afghan national who came to the US as part of Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, shot two National Guard troops in Washington, DC, on Nov. 26.
A Homeland official could not confirm any connection between the two Afghan men, and it was not immediately known how Alokozay got his immigration status through the Biden era program.
Alokozay (inset) came to the US in the wake of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan as part of the Biden policy, according to DHS. He was made a lawful permanent US resident on Sept. 7, 2022, Fox News reported.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer on Alokozay after his arrest, the outlet reported, and arresting agents included members of an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Lakanwal allegedly fatally shot Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and critically injured Andrew Wolfe, 24, before being subdued by an heroic and unidentified National Guardsman who was armed only with a knife.
The suspect, who is recovering at a hospital from critical injuries, was a member of the Afghan Army in Kandahar where he supported US Special Forces in the region.
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