- Federal agents thwarted a planned terror attack on the Mall of America by arresting an 18-year-old U.S. citizen on Tuesday.
- Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was taken into custody in Richfield after paying an undercover FBI employee $600 for an AK-47 rifle and ammunition.
- Authorities revealed Mohamud intended to kill 30 to 60 non-Muslims during an October 24 cultural event at the shopping complex.
- The suspect chose the mall target after concluding he lacked the funds to travel to Somalia to join ISIS.
- The FBI had monitored Mohamud since December 2024 and previously attempted to warn his family about his radicalization.
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