Hyderabad, March 28 -- A 26-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a firebomb attack targeting pro-Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani in New York, according to law enforcement officials.

Authorities said the suspect, identified as Alexander Heifler of Hoboken, was found in possession of eight Molotov cocktails and materials used to make them.

Officials said he was associated with the "JDL 613 Brotherhood," an offshoot inspired by the Jewish Defense League, which the FBI has designated as a terrorist organisation.

The New York Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said they disrupted the plot before it could be carried out.

Plans to use Molotov cocktails

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