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

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The Guardian – World
“FBI says it thwarted terrorist attack in Minnesota by an 18-year-old it supplied with an AK-47”

Authorities say they arrested an 18-year-old who was planning a shooting attack at the Mall of America FBI officials stopped a potential terrorist attack on the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, authorities announced Wednesday. An 18-year-old was arrested on one count of obtaining a firearm to carry out an act of terrorism. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud had been investigated over the last nearly two years by the FBI. He was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an…

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PBS News
“FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle”

FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after monitoring him for nearly two years and ultimately supplying him with the assault rifle he planned to use, authorities said Wednesday.

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CNN Portugal
“Comprou armas a um agente infiltrado do FBI. Planeava matar dezenas de pessoas num centro comercial”

Um jovem de 18 anos foi detido no Minnesota, acusado de estar a preparar um tiroteio em massa. O ataque aconteceria no maior centro comercial dos EUA.

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