US EditionDefense Disputes FBI's Halloween Terror Plot Allegations, Two Charged in Case
Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud plotted an ISIS-inspired attack on LGBTQ+ bars using AR-15 rifles and tactical gear, foiled by FBI arrests on Halloween, officials 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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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...
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