Pakistani doctor sentenced to 18 years for attempting to join ISIS and carry out lone wolf attacks
- Pakistani doctor arrested at Minneapolis airport while trying to travel to Syria to join ISIS.
- He pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
- Prosecutors alleged he pledged allegiance to ISIS and wanted to conduct lone wolf attacks in the U.S.
- Minnesota has a history of individuals leaving to join terrorist groups, especially from the Somali community.
- The doctor was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his crimes.