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FBI arrests Minnesota teen in thwarted mall attack plot

FBI arrested 18-year-old Sheikhduun Abdulaahi Mohamed in Richfield, Minnesota, for planning a mass attack on a shopping mall. Agents tracked him for nearly two years and sold him an automatic AK-47 in a sting operation. The plot was disrupted before any attack occurred; details on motive and broader network remain unclear.

Telmaabout 3 hours agoUSCredibility 25%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score5.2
Model confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.3

Intelligence Tags

#terrorism#fbi#sting operation#mall attack#domestic security

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RichfieldMinnesota

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