A “radical” Jordanian national living in Texas was allegedly plotting an attack on Houston’s Jewish community before he was arrested on gun charges.

Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, had been studying how to build bombs and posted about his support for killing Jews, federal officials claim.

“He has viewed specific and detailed content posted by radical organizations on the internet, including lessons on how to construct bombs or explosive devices,” FBI Director Chris Wray told the Senate Homeland Security Committee, though he declined to identify Abuayyash by name.

[Abuayyash had started acquiring firearms. which is itself illegal for non-resident aliens in the US. He also published social media posts bragging about his plans to attack Jews, which isn’t the brightest move in the world for wannabe terrorists. — Ed]