From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Joseph Rowe · · 1m 10s
Afghan national pleads guilty to online bomb threat
Afghan national admits online suicide bomb threat targeting Fort Worth.
In brief
Afghan national admits online suicide bomb threat targeting Fort Worth. Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 32, pleaded guilty to making a suicide bomb threat via TikTok in November 2025, facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Afghan national pleads guilty
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, a 32-year-old Fort Worth resident, pleaded guilty to making a suicide bomb threat during a social media livestream.
Online threat posted in November
Alokozay was charged in November 2025 after portions of an online video chat were recorded and posted to TikTok and other social media platforms.
Threat involved tribal insults
During the exchange, which prosecutors said involved offensive insults tied to longstanding tribal animosity, Alokozay threatened to carry out a "suicide attack" using a "suicide bomb."
No bomb materials found
Federal investigators searched his home and phone, finding no bomb-making materials and concluding he had no actual plan to carry out an attack.
Potential prison sentence
He faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, though a sentencing date has not yet been set.
What it means
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 32, pleaded guilty to making a suicide bomb threat via TikTok in November 2025, facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
