New York, April 9 -- Muhammad Shahzeb Khan (also known as Shahzeb Jadoon), a 21-year-old Pakistani national, on Wednesday (local time) pleaded guilty to attempting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York.

The Justice Department, in a press release, announced that Khan, a 21-year-old Pakistani national who was living in Canada on a study permit, admitted to planning what he hoped would be the deadliest attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 21, also known as "Shahzeb Jadoon," pleaded guilty before US District Judge Paul G Gardephe and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 12, 2026.

"Khan planned a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City, timed to coincide with the anniversary of t...