Minnesota Thwarted Attacks
Bloomington, Minn., Police Chief Booker Hodges speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle. Authorities announced Wednesday that the 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant. A federal complaint says Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of ISIS for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition. It accuses Mohamud of repeatedly telling the informant that he wanted to kill non-Muslims. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer to speak for him.
