The FBI has arrested a student at George Mason University in Virginia for allegedly plotting a mass casualty attack on the Israeli consulate in New York. The student, an Egyptian national named Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, faces federal charges related to distributing information on explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
Hassan, who is a freshman majoring in information technology at George Mason University, came to the FBI's attention through a tip regarding his social media activity earlier this year. The tipster reported Hassan's radical behavior online, including posts revering Osama bin Laden and promoting violence against Jews.
