Pakistani Man Charged in U.S. for Alleged Assassination Plot Targeting Trump

A Pakistani man with purported connections to Iran has been indicted in the United States for an alleged assassination plot that could have targeted former President Donald Trump. FBI investigators suspect that Trump and other current and ex-U.S. officials were the intended targets, according to CNN.

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the U.S. in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting former President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing an unsealed indictment and a U.S. official.

FBI investigators believed that Trump and other current and former U.S. government officials were the intended targets of the plot, CNN said, citing the U.S. official.

(With inputs from agencies.)