ISIS-linked murder suspect nabbed at Port Authority Bus Terminal

Port Authority cops grabbed a murder suspect Wednesday with ties to ISIS at the Midtown bus terminal — less than a day after a lone-wolf terrorist mowed down 20 people in a lower Manhattan bike lane, killing eight, police sources said.

Cops spotted Matthew Passaro, 46, near a Greyhound Bus inside the massive transit hub about 11 a.m., Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.

Passaro, who is homeless and has “pledged allegiance” to ISIS, had a loaded .45-caliber pistol when police recognized him as a suspect in the fatal Sept. 20 shooting of a 47-year-old man in Brooklyn Heights.

He was taken into custody, and promptly threatened cops.

“You’re lucky I didn’t shoot you,” Passaro told the officers.

Passaro is also wanted for an attempted murder in Sacramento, Calif., law enforcement sources said.

He also has ties to the Islamic State and has “had communication” with ISIS members, sources said.

Law Enforcement sources said Passaro, who goes by the name Abu Bakar Hassain, frequented the Al-Farooq Mosque on Atlantic Ave., a house of worship with ties to blind Sheik Muhammad Ali Hasan Al-Moayad, who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings as well as a broader “war on urban terrorism.”

He is accused of shooting and stabbing Steven Vargas at the corner of Atlantic and Fourth Aves. last month. Vargas died of his wounds at Brooklyn Hospital.

A surveillance camera recorded Passaro near where Vargas was attacked.

Members of the NYPD/FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force, who had been monitoring Passaro’s MetroCard activity, took him into custody for questioning moments after Port Authority cops grabbed him, sources said.

No charges have been filed.

Passaro’s arrest comes a day after Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people and wounded 12 others when he drove a rented Home Depot truck down a bike lane along the Hudson River, plowing through bicyclists and pedestrians.

It was not immediately disclosed if Passaro has any links to Saipov or any other terrorist activities.