A Pakistani citizen has been arrested in an investigation into a possible plot to attack the Israeli Consulate, California National Guard facilities and other Los Angeles-area targets, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Hammad Riaz Samana, 21, was taken into custody Aug. 2 and has been detained in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Federal officials would not say what charges he could face.
Samana's arrest developed from a terrorism investigation in which authorities found what they believe was a target list after arresting two men on suspicion of a series of gas station robberies in Los Angeles County, according to a law enforcement official who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the investigation.
That list included three National Guard facilities in the Los Angeles area, the Israeli Consulate and several synagogues. Law enforcement authorities warned the consulate and guard that their buildings were on a list of possible terror targets.
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