Minnesota teen accused of terror plot at mall to stay jailed
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 23:31 · Archive
A federal judge ordered that an 18-year-old accused of planning an attack at the Mall of America in Minnesota remain in custody.
An 18-year-old Minnesota resident accused of plotting a terror attack at the Mall of America has been ordered to remain in custody by a federal judge. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an American-born citizen of Somali descent, was arrested on 6 October after meeting with an FBI employee posing as an Islamic State member and purchasing an AK-47 rifle, 200 rounds of ammunition and four 30-round magazines for $600.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster ruled that Mohamud poses a risk to the community and is a flight risk. The FBI had been monitoring him since December 2024 after he began communicating with a confidential informant. Prosecutors alleged he was fully committed to carrying out the attack on behalf of ISIS.
Mohamud's defence attorney, Manny Atwal, noted he was only 16 when the confidential informant first contacted him and argued his only access to weapons came through the FBI. She had requested he be held in a halfway house under GPS monitoring with no internet access. Authorities stated Mohamud planned to target the mall on 24 October during a scheduled Hmong community arts celebration, intending to kill as many people as possible.
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- Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailedA federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 22:49
- Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailedA federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 22:49
In this story: Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud · Mall of America · Minnesota · FBI · Islamic State
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