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Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old resident of Minneapolis who expressed intent to join ISIS, was arrested by FBI agents after purchasing an AK-47 and ammunition in Richfield, Minnesota. Federal authorities claim that Mohamud had been planning a mass shooting at the Mall of America on October 24 during a Hmong arts celebration, aiming to kill between 30 to 60 non-Muslim individuals. In communications with an FBI informant, he expressed anger over perceived mistreatment of Muslims and motivations inspired by attacks like the one at San Diego's Islamic Center and Omar Mateen’s Pulse nightclub shooting.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 7, 2026, Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old man from Minnesota, was arrested by the FBI in a public park after he purchased an AK-47 rifle and about 200 rounds of ammunition from an undercover agent posing as an ISIS member. Mohamud had been under investigation for nearly two years and had pledged allegiance to ISIS, expressing his intent to carry out a mass shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington. The FBI thwarted the plot by supplying him with the weapon and ammunition he sought. In messages with a confidential informant, Mohamud repeatedly stated his desire to kill non-Muslims. US Attorney Daniel Rosen praised the investigation that detected and disrupted the threat before it could be carried out, potentially saving "30 to 60" lives.
Written for “Mall of America Terror Plot Foiled” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
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A teenager who dreamed of joining ISIS in Somalia was accused of planning a mass shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota, federal authorities allege.
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Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was arrested on Tuesday in a public park in Richfield, directly after he purchased an AK-47, 200 rounds of ammunition and four 30-round magazines from an undercover FBI employee.
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The teen appeared for his initial hearing Wednesday in federal court in St. Paul wearing a yellow jail uniform.
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'This was a radicalized young man who needed to be watched,' US Attorney Daniel Rosen said.
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The 18-year-old had been on investigators' radars for nearly two years, liaising with a confidential informant since December 2024, and had stated his intent to carry out a mass attack on US soil, before agents sold him the rifle and ammunition.
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Prior to his arrest, Mohamud allegedly discussed his hatred of non-Muslims and his desire to join forces with an Islamic terror group.
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He floated the idea of joining al Qaeda and al Shabaab before deciding to support the Islamic State, according to the Department of Justice.
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In text messages with the FBI informant, Mohamud repeatedly affirmed his intent to carry out an attack to kill non-Muslims at the mall on October 24, the date of a scheduled Hmong arts celebration, the complaint said.
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Rosen warned of the potential extent of casualties Mohamud could have caused, stating agents 'were able to detect a threat, and disrupt it, before the defendant carried out his intention to kill, in his words, maybe 30 to 60 people.'
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Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of crafting a terrorist attack at Mall of America and pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State group
When asked to state his motivation for intended attack, Mohamud told the source he wanted to attack the Mall of America 'because its owned by Jewish' people, adding, 'so if I kill even 30 people no one would go there anymore.'
He also cited the the attack on an Islamic Center in San Diego as incentivizing his planned violence, saying was 'angry at the bad treatment of Muslims.'
Prosecutors detailed abundant communications between Mohamud and the FBI source where he allegedly detailed his dreams of martyrdom, highlighting one where he discussed just getting a 'gun here and just start killing a bunch of white ppl.'
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Throughout their frequent communications, Mohamud allegedly suggested he had drawn inspiration in his planned attacks from Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub shooter.
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This is a breaking news story.
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