An Iran-allied Pakistani national has been charged over his involvement in a plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
FBI investigators believe that Trump and other officials were the intended targets of the plot.
Asif Merchant, 46, reportedly travelled to New York and was working with assassins to kill the 45th President in late August or early September.
Charges filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn revealed Merchant was arrested on July 12.
FBI investigators believe that Trump and other officials were the intended targets of the plotREUTERSMerchant came unstuck after meeting with purported hitmen who actually ended up being undercover law enforcement officers.
The 46-year-old, who is not seemingly connected with last month’s assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, remains in federal custody.
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