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FBI thwarts Mall of America terror plot by radicalized teen

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The FBI successfully thwarted a planned terrorist attack on the Mall of America by an 18-year-old individual. The teenager, identified as Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, was arrested after purchasing an AK-47 and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent posing as an ISIS member. Mohamud had expressed intentions to kill non-Muslims at the mall and was reportedly radicalized, with prior investigation into his activities spanning nearly two years. AI

RANK_REASON Law enforcement action to prevent a major terrorist attack. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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FBI thwarts Mall of America terror plot by radicalized teen

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Ellen Schmidt, Gene Johnson, The Associated Press ·

    FBI thwarts ‘radicalized young man’ after undercover sting operation where he bought an assault rifle to attack the Mall of America

    The 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had been investigated for nearly two years before he paid an undercover FBI employee $600 for a rifle.

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