New Jersey authorities arrested and charged two ISIS-linked terrorists who are alleged to have been planning antisemitic attacks, acting attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, announced on Wednesday.
The two suspects charged were connected to the terror cell behind the Halloween terror plot in Dearborn, Michigan.
One of the suspects was charged with conspiring to provide material support to a designated terror organization, while the other was charged with transmitting violent antisemitic threats to individuals "in New Jersey and beyond," Habba clarified.
The complaint filed against the two suspected terrorists claims that they used encrypted messaging applications to plan their travel to Syria, via Turkey, in order to join ISIS as terrorist operatives.
The complaint also states that they discussed "detailed travel plans, physical training, weapons including firearms and improvised explosive devices, and methods to avoid law enforcement detention," Habba said.
The two had already pledged themselves to ISIS and were plotting acts of terror domestically in the US, the complaint accuses.
The two shared messages, including one of the suspects standing in front of an ISIS flag holding a knife, with the other seen wearing an ISIS hat, Habba added.
Acting attorney Habba: 'Threat of terrorism is real'
"The threat of terrorism is real," she warned, clarifying that the complaint describes a pattern of antisemitic messages, advocating violence, along with images and purchases "consistent with preparations for a terror attack," including possession of a knife and sword collection, tactical gear, and footage of one of the suspects practicing at a shooting range.
One of the suspects was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, when authorities who had been monitoring him noticed that he moved up his flight to Turkey, CNN reported.
The second was arrested at his home in New Jersey.