An Iraqi citizen was accused of plotting to assassinate former US President George W. Bush.
On Tuesday, May 24, a citizen was detained in the United States Iraq, which was associated with the terrorist organization ISIS, for trying to organize an assassination attempt on former President George W. Bush.
This was reported on the website of the US Department of Justice with reference to the FBI.
The attacker was 52-year-old Shihab Ahmed Shihab, who legally arrived in the United States in 2020 and lived in Ohio. In Columbus, he worked in markets and restaurants. At the same time, an Iraqi was trying to recruit his fellow citizens and transport them to the United States in order to attack the ex-president. After completing his plan, he intended to take the accomplices across the border with Mexico.
Shihab visited Texas, where the former head of the White House lives, several times, where he tried to gather information about Bush Jr.
In March 2022, in a Columbus hotel room, he held a meeting with conspirators who were actually agents FBI undercover to look at samples of firearms and law enforcement uniforms.
“The conspirators wanted to kill former President Bush because they believed he was responsible for the deaths of many Iraqis during the US military operation in Iraq” — The document says.
The report noted that attempting to smuggle into the United States is a federal crime that carries up to 10 years in prison. Aiding and facilitating the attempted murder of a former United States official carries a potential prison term of up to 20 years.
Recall that on Wednesday, May 25, during the end of US President Joe Biden's visit to Asia, the DPRK armed forces launched three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan.
