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According to him, several months ago the FBI prevented an armed attack on a Jewish center in Brooklyn. The organizer was 20-year-old Pakistani citizen Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who lives in Canada.

In an interview with CBS News, he said that Khan was planning to carry out an attack that he himself would call “the largest in the United States since 9/11.” In addition, the FBI director emphasized that Americans should not think that the terrorist threat is limited only to other countries. He compared it to the warning on car mirrors: “Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.”

Ray also spoke about another terrorist attack that occurred on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. 42-year-old US Army veteran Shamsud-din Jabber, radicalized online, drove a truck into the crowd on Bourbon Street, where popular clubs and restaurants are located. The attack killed more than a dozen people. According to Ray, such online radicalization is one of the most challenging threats intelligence agencies face.

The head of the FBI noted that instability in the Middle East creates new challenges for global security.

It is worth noting that Ray will soon leave his post, despite the fact that his tenure was supposed to end in three years. He was appointed by Donald Trump in 2017, but after the 2020 Capitol investigation began, the former president expressed his disappointment in Ray. Trump even called the day of his resignation a “red day” for America.

Ray stressed that his actions were always based solely on facts, regardless of political preferences. He stated that the truth remains the truth, even if it does not suit one of the parties.

Earlier, Cursor reported that a major terrorist attack was prevented by the IDF and the Shin Bet.

Security forces arrested terrorists who were preparing a major terrorist attack in the city of Nablus.