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An 18-year-old Minnesota man was charged Wednesday with receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit a federal terrorism crime after authorities accused him of plotting a mass shooting at the Mall of America near Minneapolis in support of the Islamic…
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Predicating the arrest were several conversations that Mohamud had with a confidential human source in which he allegedly said he wanted to either travel to Somalia to join Al-Shabaab or commit a mass casualty attack.
FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2010 file photo, an entrance to the Mall of America is seen in Bloomington, Minn. The largest shopping mall in the country is targeting workers in one of the nation’s top oil-producing areas.
Federal authorities allege Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud "knowingly received a firearm and ammunition" while knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe, they would be used to commit a felony and a federal crime of terrorism, according to a petition filed Wednesday in St. Paul.
Federal authorities arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, alleging he pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned a mass shooting at the Mall of America during an Oct. 24 event. Prosecutors say an undercover FBI operation intercepted him after he obtained an AK-47-style rifle and ammunition;…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle, authorities announced Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant, before agents sold h…
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed a mass shooting at the Mall of America before buying an AK-47 rifle.
By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials in Minnesota have charged a man with a federal terrorism charge after they say he planned a shooting at the Mall of America using an AK-47 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to court records unsealed Wednesday.
The FBI stopped an 18-year-old man from carrying out a terrorist attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota announced on Wednesday. Sheikhdoon Mohamud, a U.S.
An 18-year-old Minnesota man who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed a mass shooting at the Mall of America was arrested after buying an AK-47-style rifle, magazines, and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee, newly filed federal court documents show.
He allegedly wanted to kill "Chinese Vietnamese and other kuffar [non-Muslims]" at an event and targeted the mall because it's owned by Jews. The post Minnesota: FBI Arrests Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud for Allegedly Plotting ISIS Attack at Mall of America first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
