FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47
Summary
The FBI stopped an 18-year-old man from carrying out a terrorist attack at the Mall of America in Minnesota. The man was arrested after buying a gun and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent while planning to harm people at the mall.Key Facts
- The suspect, Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, was 18 years old and under FBI investigation for nearly two years.
- Mohamud paid $600 to an FBI undercover agent posing as an Islamic State member to get an AK-47 rifle and 200 bullets.
- His messages showed he first wanted to join terrorist groups overseas but then planned a local attack when those plans failed.
- Surveillance cameras caught him calmly walking in the mall and robbing a store at gunpoint before police arrested him.
- Mohamud said in messages he wanted to die as a martyr and planned to kill many people.
- U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said the FBI acted before Mohamud could carry out his plan to kill 30 to 60 people.
- The arrest follows recent shootings involving Somali teens in the area, increasing concerns about violence and terrorism in Minnesota.
- Some law enforcement officials want a regional taskforce to better address violence in Minnesota.
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