Mall of America Terror Plot Foiled

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1. 7 Oct

   Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of ISIS for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition, according to the criminal complaint.

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• 8 Oct Thwarted ISIS terrorist plot shows resurgence of radicalization in US: Sarah BedfordSarah Bedford, Washington Examiner investigations editor, discussed on The Hugh Hewitt Show a thwarted ISIS-related terrorist plot involving an 18-year-old named Sheikhdoon Mohamud who planned to attack the Mall of America in Minnesota. FBI investigators discovered Mohamud's plan to kill between 30 and 60 non-Muslims using purchased weapons from an undercover informant. Bedford emphasized that this incident…Washington Examiner
• 8 Oct GOP Senate hopeful sounds alarm after alleged Mall of America terror plot thwartedRepublican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya has highlighted an FBI operation that thwarted a terror plot against the Mall of America, where an 18-year-old man pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed plans to attack non-Muslims. The arrest occurred after nearly two years of investigation when he bought weapons from an undercover agent. Tafoya used the incident in her campaign to argue for stricter law enforcement…Fox News
• 8 Oct How FBI foiled ISIS-inspired plot at Mall of America in MinnesotaNicole Sganga reported that the FBI thwarted a plot by 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, who intended to conduct a shooting attack inspired by ISIS at the Mall of America in Minnesota. The article does not provide specific details about when or how the FBI discovered and foiled the plan.CBS News
• 7 Oct FBI arrests man for plotting mass shooting at Mall of AmericaThe FBI arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old man, for plotting a mass shooting at the Mall of America near Minneapolis. According to court documents, Mohamud planned to kill between 30 and 60 people during an event on October 24. The arrest came after he purchased an AK-47, ammunition, and magazines from an undercover FBI agent for $600. Mohamud faces one charge of knowingly receiving a firearm and…The Straits Times
• 7 Oct FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47FBI 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…The Guardian
• 7 Oct Minneapolis ISIS terrorist planned to shoot up Mall of America and slaughter as many non-Muslims as possible, FBI claimsSheikhdoon 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…Daily Mail
• 7 Oct Amy Klobuchar calls for major anti-terrorism investments after alleged Mall of America plotSen. Amy Klobuchar called for increased anti-terrorism investments following the arrest of an 18-year-old man accused of planning a terrorist attack at the Mall of America. The suspect, Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and purchased weapons intended for use in a mass shooting. FBI Director Kash Patel praised the agency's intervention that thwarted the planned attack, which involved…Fox News
• 7 Oct FBI foils alleged ISIS-linked attack plot at Mall of America by 18-year-oldThe FBI prevented an alleged terror attack at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, when they arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old suspect, after he bought a rifle and ammunition from an undercover agent posing as an ISIS member. The plot involved attacking the mall during a Hmong arts celebration on October 24; Mohamud had been under FBI surveillance since December 2024 due to his…Times of India
• 7 Oct FBI arrest teen in Minnesota for allegedly planning terror attack at Mall of AmericaFBI agents arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud in Minnesota for allegedly planning a terror attack at the Mall of America. Authorities had been investigating Mohamud for nearly two years, during which he communicated with a confidential informant and an undercover FBI employee posing as an ISIS member. Agents supplied him with what they claimed was an assault rifle and ammunition; Mohamud was arrested…New York Post
• 7 Oct Man arrested in foiled mass shooting plot at Mall of America, federal officials sayFederal officials announced that the FBI arrested an 18-year-old man named Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, charged with planning a mass casualty attack in support of ISIS at the Mall of America. U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen made this revelation on Wednesday. This report is based on initial findings and further details are expected to emerge as the case develops.ABC News (US)

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