The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that a Pakistani citizen living in Canada has been arrested and charged with plotting a terror attack at a Jewish center in New York City, allegedly in support of ISIS.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested Wednesday about 12 miles from the US northern border near Ormstown, Quebec. 

"The defendant is alleged to have planned a terrorist attack in New York City around October 7th of this year with the stated goal of slaughtering, in the name of ISIS, as many Jewish people as possible," US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland wrote in a statement. 

FBI Director Christopher Wray explained, "The defendant was allegedly determined to kill Jewish people here in the United States, nearly one year after Hamas' horrific attack on Israel. This investigation was led by the FBI, and I am proud of the terrific work by the FBI team and our partners to disrupt Khan's plan."