The official declined to comment on when or how US officials became aware of the plot as well as how the alleged assassination attempt was derailed. The FBI is investigating the matter,the official said.
Spokespeople for the FBI and Justice Department declined to comment.
The revelation follows the September disclosure by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of what he said werecredible allegations that the Indian government may have had links to the assassination in that country of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India rejected the accusation as absurd,but Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat while it investigated.
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The thwarted assassination plot was first reported by theFinancial Times,which said the US has informed some allies.
Pannun,told this masthead in September,that Sikhs in Australia could be the nexttarget for assassination.
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