Pakistani man charged with plotting to attack a Jewish center in New York pleads guilty

Summary: A 21-year-old Pakistani man named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan pleaded guilty to planning a terror attack. He wanted to target a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York, to support the Islamic State group. Khan was living in Canada on a student visa and was arrested just 12 miles from the U.S. border. He got caught after bragging about his plans online to undercover police officers. In court, Khan said he regretted his plan and admitted it was a terrible idea, telling the judge, "I was not raised this way." He now faces up to life in prison.

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