US arrests 18-year-old over alleged ISIS plot to attack Minnesota Mall
Authorities say he bought an AK-47-style rifle and about 200 rounds from an undercover FBI employee before agents arrested him.
- On Tuesday, FBI agents arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud in Richfield, Minnesota, after he purchased a Norinco AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition, allegedly plotting a mass shooting at the Mall of America.
- The criminal complaint alleges Mohamud messaged an informant for nearly two years, pledging allegiance to ISIS and expressing intent to kill 30 to 60 people at the Bloomington mall because he believed it was owned by Jews.
- During the transaction with an undercover FBI agent, Mohamud explained that he was "an active member of ISIS." He allegedly sought a fully automatic weapon, receiving four magazines and the rifle before arrest at gunpoint.
- Federal prosecutors have charged Mohamud with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dotson are scheduled to discuss the operation Wednesday.
- Prior to his arrest, messages indicated Mohamud planned to target the Hmong Arts Celebration at the Mall of America on October 24. He repeatedly expressed admiration for the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida.
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Minnesota man charged over alleged plot to carry out terror attack at the Mall of America and other locations, FBI says
Federal authorities charged 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud of the Twin Cities area with allegedly plotting a mass-casualty attack at the Mall of America and other locations in Minnesota. The Department of Justice and FBI announced the charge after Mohamud was arrested October 6 in Richfield, Minnesota. The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office said he was arrested on one count of obtaining a firearm to carry out an act of terrorism. The all…
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