Saturday, November 27, 2010

Somali-Born Teen Arrested For Attempted Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Bombing in Portland (Oregon)

The terrorists are (obviously) still trying to kill us. It also looks like they are moving away from some of the more harden and high profile targets. They could be trying to create a 'you are not safe anywhere' effect.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AQ0GK20101127

"A Somali-born teenager was arrested on Friday for attempting to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Oregon, officials said.

Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the annual event in downtown Portland, the Justice Department said late on Friday.

The bomb was a fake and had been provided to Mohamud as part of a long-term sting by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, federal officials said in a statement.
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Thousands of people attended the tree lighting in a popular Portland square lined with shops and offices. Officials said the public had never been in danger at any time during the sting operation, which lasted months.

Mohamud was taken into custody near the square after he attempted to use a cellphone to trigger what he believed was a car bomb, according to a government complaint. He lashed out at agents, yelling and kicking them, and had to be restrained, it said.
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