FBI foils alleged terrorist attack at Minneapolis's Mall of America
Authorities say he bought an AK-47-style rifle and 200 rounds from an FBI source before agents arrested him.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, after he allegedly purchased an AK-47-style rifle and ammunition from an undercover FBI employee to attack the Mall of America in Bloomington.
- Federal investigators began tracking Mohamud in December 2024 after he exchanged messages about fighting for al-Shabaab or carrying out a mass-casualty attack. He later pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a video.
- Prosecutors allege Mohamud intended to target a Hmong Arts Celebration on October 24 because it would attract 'a lot of people.' U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen stated the teenager planned to kill 30 to 60 people.
- Appearing in court Wednesday, Mohamud faces a charge of knowingly receiving a firearm to commit a federal crime of terrorism. Mall of America leaders called the news 'unsettling' in a statement.
- This arrest marks the seventh Islamic State-linked terrorism case in the United States this year, and the third in two months. Imam Yusuf Abdulle, director of the Islamic Association of North America, warned that alienating youth creates 'more problems.
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'AK-47 & 200 rounds…': ISIS-inspired attack plot in Mall of America shock! FBI arrests Minnesota man
The FBI arrested an 18-year-old Minnesota man on Tuesday after nearly two years of tracking him over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at the Mall of America near Minneapolis. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was taken into custody after an undercover FBI agent allegedly sold him an AK-47, ammunition and magazines for $600, according to the criminal complaint.
The FBI arrested, at the beginning of this week, Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, who, according to investigations, planned to carry out a mass shooting attack at the Mall of America in Minnesota, the largest shopping mall in the United States, on behalf of the Islamic State. Protesters return to the streets of France and government summons leaders of student organizations for meeting South Korea conducts first test of hypersonic missile system…
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