PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 4th, 2025: Deadly Terror Attack Thwarted In Delaware & Signalgate Findings Released
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It's Thursday, the 4th of December. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
All right, let's get briefed. First up, a potential mass shooting is foiled. A Delaware student, a Pakistani immigrant, was found with guns, body armor, and a notebook outlining an attack tied to martyrdom. We'll walk you through what investigators uncovered.
Later in the show, the Pentagon Inspector General finalizes his report on Signalgate, the controversy over Secretary of War Pete Hegseth using Signal on his personal phone to discuss military strikes. We'll go through what the review found. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We're starting things off with a disturbing story out of the U.S. state of Delaware, one that authorities say could have ended in a deadly mass shooting if not for a simple traffic stop. According to police and newly filed federal court documents, a 25-year-old University of Delaware student, Pakistani immigrant named Luqman Khan, was arrested after officers discovered a car packed with weapons, tactical gear, and a notebook outlining what appears to have been a detailed plan for an armed assault on the university's police department.
Authorities described this as a planned attack, and the evidence they've recovered so far backs that up. Inside Khan's vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun, extended magazines, a conversion kit that can turn a pistol into a semi-automatic rifle, body armor, binoculars, and a laptop. They also found a notebook, and investigators say that the notebook contained hand-drawn diagrams of the University of Delaware Police Department building, including labeled entry and exit points, notes on tactical movement, and references to, quote, warfare techniques. One campus officer was reportedly named directly in the notebook. What stands out in those writings is a repeated theme, martyrdom. Kahn allegedly wrote about the desire to die a martyr, calling it one of the greatest things you can do.
Now, we don't have all the details on his motivation yet. Authorities haven't established a full ideological profile, and they're continuing, of course, to examine his digital history, his contacts, his background. The investigation is, of course, ongoing, and facts are still being gathered. But after the arrest, investigators executed a search warrant on his Wilmington, Delaware, residence. Inside, they found more weapons, including an AR-style rifle, a second Glock handgun that had been illegally altered, numerous extended magazines, hollow-point ammunition, military-style gear, and another ballistic vest. According to prosecutors, none of the weapons were lawfully registered. What makes this even more chilling is how close the alleged plot may have been to being carried out.
Police stumbled on Khan by accident. His truck was parked late at night in the closed public park. An officer approached the vehicle just because it looked suspicious. That's it. No intelligence tip, no alert from a family member, no warning sign from classmates, just basic patrol work that stopped something potentially catastrophic. Federal prosecutors have now charged Kahn with illegal possession of a machine gun and unregistered firearms, and they say more charges are likely as investigators piece together the full picture of his intentions. For now, he remains in federal custody without bail. The University of Delaware says there is no ongoing threat to the campus. We'll continue following the case as prosecutors release more information about Kahn's background and motivations.
All right, coming up next, the Pentagon's Inspector General wraps up his long-running review of Signalgate.
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