New Jersey man motivated by Hamas threatened attack on US: feds Karrem Nasr, 23, was arrested in Kenya and brought back to the U.S.

December 29, 2023   

(ABC) A New Jersey man motivated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel “devoted himself to waging violent jihad against America and its allies” and sought to join a foreign terror group, federal prosecutors in New York said Friday.

Karrem Nasr, 23, was arrested in Kenya earlier this month and brought to New York to face charges of attempting to provide material support to al-Shabab, the Somalia-based terror group affiliated with al-Qaida.

Nasr is expected to make an appearance later Friday before a federal magistrate in Manhattan federal court.

“As alleged, Karrem Nasr, motivated by the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas on October 7, devoted himself to waging violent jihad against America and its allies.”

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