The Aporia · FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47

FBI officials prevented a planned terrorist attack at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota by arresting 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud on Tuesday. In an undercover operation lasting nearly two years, FBI investigators supplied Mohamud with an AK-47 and ammunition after he expressed his intent to carry out a deadly attack targeting white people. According to court documents, Mohamud was seen on surveillance video at the mall before being apprehended following a Lids store robbery. US Attorney Daniel Rosen emphasized that the FBI’s intervention prevented what could have been a significant loss of life.

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Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old man from Minnesota, was arrested on October 7, 2026, after allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington. According to federal court documents, Mohamud had been under FBI investigation for nearly two years and had pledged allegiance to ISIS. He discussed his intent to kill non-Muslims and was arrested when he purchased an AK-47 rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition from an undercover agent posing as a member of ISIS. The purchase took place on October 6, 2026, in Richfield after Mohamud paid $600 for the weapon and ammunition. US Attorney Daniel Rosen praised the FBI's intervention, stating that they were able to detect and disrupt the planned attack before it could be carried out.

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FBI officials stopped a potential terrorist attack on the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, authorities announced Wednesday. asserted

authorities → stop → Bloomington

An 18-year-old was arrested on one count of obtaining a firearm to carry out an act of terrorism. asserted

old → arrest → terrorism

Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had been investigated over the last nearly two years by the FBI. asserted

Mohamud → investigate → FBI

He was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of the Islamic State for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition, according to the criminal complaint. uncertain

he → arrest → complaint

His messages with a confidential informant revealed Mohamud expressed intent to join terrorist organizations overseas but those plans soon became a planned attack in Minnesota when those plans failed. asserted

plans → reveal → Minnesota

The messages date back as far as December 2024. asserted

messages → date → December

Mohamud was seen on the mall’s security cameras walking around “nonchalantly” and eventually robbing a Lids store at gunpoint before being apprehended, according to Minnesota police. uncertain

Mohamud → see → police

“I wanna get martyred inshallah,” he said in the messages with the informant. asserted

he → martyr → informant

“That’s why I wanna save up to go to another country or…get a gun here and just start killing a bunch of white ppl.” asserted

I → ’ → ppl

Daniel Rosen, a US attorney, said Mohamud “needed to be watched”. asserted

Mohamud → say → ?

It’s unclear what initially promoted the FBI’s investigation. uncertain

what → ’ → investigation

According to Rosen, agents “were able to detect a threat, and disrupt it, before the defendant carried out his intention to kill, in his words, maybe 30 to 60 people, as we allege in far greater detail in the complaint”. uncertain

we → accord → complaint

rounds → come → ammunition

As terrorism and violence are an increasing concern in Minnesota, some in law enforcement are calling for a regional taskforce to address more harm in the state. asserted

some → increase → state

The Associated Press contributed reporting asserted

Press → contribute → reporting

FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47

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