A Pakistani citizen of Ontario looked for in the United States for positions related to terror for allegedly addressing Jewish institutions in New York City has agreed to be extradited.
During a brief hearing of the Superior Court today in Montreal, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, agreed to be sent to the United States to be tried.
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Khan has been imprisoned since his arrest on September 4 in Ormstown, which., At the request of US authorities.
American officials have accused Khan of a position to try to provide material support and resources to a terrorist organization.
The authorities claim that Khan, before being arrested, was on his way to carrying out a mass shooting in a Jewish center in Brooklyn around October 7 to commemorate the first anniversary of Hamas' attack against Israel.
The RCMP Ontario Division, which investigated Khan, said the defendant will be extradited in the coming weeks.
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