India, Oct. 8 -- An Islamic State-inspired teenager who plotted a mass-shooting terrorist attack at the busy Mall of America has been arrested.
U.S. Department of Justice said Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, was charged with one count of receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism.
The FBI arrested him on Tuesday, and he made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on Wednesday.
"This individual allegedly obtained a weapon he hoped to use in a mass casualty attack in support of ISIS, but this FBI arrested him and put a stop to his plans," said FBI Director Kash Patel. "Once again this FBI is moving more effectively than we ever have befor...