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FBI officials prevented a planned terrorist attack at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota by arresting 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud on Tuesday. In an undercover operation lasting nearly two years, FBI investigators supplied Mohamud with an AK-47 and ammunition after he expressed his intent to carry out a deadly attack targeting white people. According to court documents, Mohamud was seen on surveillance video at the mall before being apprehended following a Lids store robbery. US Attorney Daniel Rosen emphasized that the FBI’s intervention prevented what could have been a significant loss of life.
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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FBI officials stopped a potential terrorist attack on the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, authorities announced Wednesday.
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authorities → stop → Bloomington
An 18-year-old was arrested on one count of obtaining a firearm to carry out an act of terrorism.
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old → arrest → terrorism
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had been investigated over the last nearly two years by the FBI.
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Mohamud → investigate → FBI
He was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of the Islamic State for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition, according to the criminal complaint.
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he → arrest → complaint
His messages with a confidential informant revealed Mohamud expressed intent to join terrorist organizations overseas but those plans soon became a planned attack in Minnesota when those plans failed.
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plans → reveal → Minnesota
The messages date back as far as December 2024.
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messages → date → December
Mohamud was seen on the mall’s security cameras walking around “nonchalantly” and eventually robbing a Lids store at gunpoint before being apprehended, according to Minnesota police.
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Mohamud → see → police
“I wanna get martyred inshallah,” he said in the messages with the informant.
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he → martyr → informant
“That’s why I wanna save up to go to another country or…get a gun here and just start killing a bunch of white ppl.”
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I → ’ → ppl
Daniel Rosen, a US attorney, said Mohamud “needed to be watched”.
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Mohamud → say → ?
It’s unclear what initially promoted the FBI’s investigation.
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what → ’ → investigation
According to Rosen, 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, as we allege in far greater detail in the complaint”.
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we → accord → complaint
The potential shooting at the mall comes after two recent shootings by Somali teens as victims and suspects, including a gang-related shooting in Bloomington where more than 100 rounds of ammunition were fired.
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rounds → come → ammunition
As terrorism and violence are an increasing concern in Minnesota, some in law enforcement are calling for a regional taskforce to address more harm in the state.
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some → increase → state
The Associated Press contributed reporting
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