A Texas man has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of supporting ISIS and planning a '9/11 style' terrorist attack on US soil.
Authorities took Anas Said, 28, into custody last week after he allegedly plotted a sickening attack from his Houston apartment.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams said Thursday that Said admitted to researching how to carry out a terrorist attack, particularly targeting local military recruiting centers.
'Today is a great day. We’ve taken a suspected terrorist off the streets of Houston,' Williams said.
Authorities said Said had also attempted to offer his west Houston apartment to ISIS operatives and produced ISIS propaganda.
At a press conference alongside Williams, Alamdar Hamdani, the US Attorney in the Southern District of Texas, said Said is an American citizen but spent 'a good part of his childhood in Lebanon.'
The FBI arrested a Texas man on suspicion of supporting ISIS and planning a '9/11-style terrorist attack' on US soil
FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams said Thursday that Said admitted to researching how to carry out a terrorist attack, offered his Houston apartment to ISIS operatives, and attempted to produce ISIS propaganda
The FBI Houston office added in a statement: 'We stopped a potential terrorist attack from happening right here in Houston. Any day we can publicly say that is a good day.'
Said is charged with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group.
FBI Houston said on X that after his arrest, Said admitted to researching how to conduct attacks, and offering his home in west Houston as a 'safe sanctuary to ISIS operatives.'
He also allegedly bragged he would commit a '9/11-style attack' if he had the right resources available to him, and the FBI said he was attempting to produce ISIS propaganda.
