US EditionDefense Disputes FBI's Halloween Terror Plot Allegations, Two Charged in Case
Two men charged with terrorism-related offenses planned a Halloween mass shooting targeting LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit, possessing legally obtained firearms and ammunition, authorities said.
- Charging two suspects in a Halloween plot, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Michigan say Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud are accused of transferring firearms in an alleged Detroit-area terror scheme on Nov. 3.
- Investigators say the charged men and co-conspirators may have been inspired by Islamic State extremism, referenced `pumpkins` and `pumpkin day`, and scouted LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale, Michigan.
- Court filings list seized equipment including three AR-15-style rifles, shotguns, four handguns, optical sights, tactical vests, and 1,600 rounds of rifle ammunition; Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud made specific purchases.
- The two charged men will appear in court Monday afternoon, with the Department of Justice filing charges only against Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud while Dearborn police department confirmed no public threat.
- Amid community concern, civil-rights groups warned of racialized surveillance as the criminal `information` was filed in September, with defense lawyer Amir Makled disputing the allegations as `hysteria`.
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Suspects charged in alleged terror plot may have tried to replicate Paris attack, FBI says
Two men face federal charges for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired Halloween attack in the US – possibly on the scale of the 2015 Paris terror attacks that killed at least 130 people, authorities say.An FBI raid on Halloween morning stunned neighbors in Dearborn, the second-safest city in Michigan and home to the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the US.Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud face charges of "receiving and transferring, and atte…
ISIS-linked terror plot foiled in Michigan; 2 suspects charged
Two men from Michigan have been charged in an ISIS-linked plot that prosecutors say involved plans to carry out a terror attack in the Detroit area, according to a newly unsealed federal complaint. The complaint was unsealed on Monday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. It charges Mohmed Ismail Ali and Majed Mahmoud with receiving and transferring, and attempting and conspiring to receive and transfer, firearms and ammun…
Feds: Michigan Terror Plot Targeted LGBTQ+ Bars
Federal authorities say two men in Michigan were plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on LGBTQ+ bars over Halloween, but the FBI intervened before anything could happen. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud are accused of conspiring to commit terrorism by transferring firearms and ammunition, per...
The men were planning to strike on "Pumpkin Day." The home contained rifles, shotguns, and bulletproof vests. But they were arrested before the Halloween attack could be carried out.
‘Major’ Halloween terror plot thwarted by FBI involved links to ISIS, ‘LGBTQ+ community’: DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice released a criminal complaint detailing the stunning accusations related to an alleged ISIS-related Jihadi terror plot thwarted in Michigan. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials searched several locations Friday and arrested three suspects before FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had prevented a major terror attack planned for Halloween weekend. Prosecutors say that messages between the co-conspirators s…
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