Iranian Journalist Flees Brooklyn Home After Man With Loaded AK-47 Arrested Nearby
thewrap.comThe 23-year-old suspect was arrested by NYPD after he drove through a stop sign and was found driving without a license. According to The New York Times, law enforcement saw the suspect waiting in his car outside Alinejad’s home for two days prior to the arrest, and later searches of the vehicle found the loaded machine gun with additional rounds and more than $1,000 in cash in a briefcase.
When questioned by authorities, the suspect confessed that the gun was his and that he was “looking for someone” in the apartment, though he did not mention Alinejad by name.
Alinejad, 45, has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian government and the Taliban in Afghanistan, using her Instagram page to speak out about Iran’s abuses to 7.2 million followers.
In 2020, she wrote that officials there had started a social media campaign calling for her abduction from the U.S.; and last year, four Iranians were charged with attempting to kidnap her and send her to Iran.
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