Conflict & Security
FBI says it foiled ISIS-inspired attack on the Mall of America
October 7, 2026 at 08:09 PM · Updated 9d ago
5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 3 hours
MAMasrawy
خطط له داعش.. "إف بي آي" يحبط هجوما مسلحا في أكبر مركز تسوق بأمريكا
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TGThe Guardian
FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47
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يواليوم السابع
"إف.بي.آي" يحبط هجومًا مسلحًا في أكبر مركز تسوق بأمريكا
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SNSky News Arabia
600 دولار وبندقية.. تفاصيل مخطط لاستهداف "مول أوف أميركا"
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CNCNN
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota charge man with terrorism after they say he planned to target the Mall of America
(opens the publisher’s site)The FBI arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with planning a mass casualty shooting at the Mall of America, the largest shopping center in North America.
- The FBI announced Wednesday it arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, on charges of planning a mass casualty attack in support of ISIS at the mall in Bloomington, Minnesota.
- Mohamud paid $600 to an undercover FBI agent posing as an ISIS member for an AK-47 rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition, the federal complaint said.
- The complaint said Mohamud texted the agent his intent to kill non-Muslims in the attack.
- US Attorney Daniel Rosen said Mohamud had been under investigation for nearly two years while exchanging messages with an FBI informant.
- Court documents show Mohamud expressed intent to emulate the Pulse nightclub shooting and to attack a Hmong arts celebration on October 24, 2026.
- FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest, saying the suspect obtained a weapon hoping to carry out a mass casualty attack.