How FBI foiled ISIS-inspired plot at Mall of America in Minnesota

Authorities say 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud planned to carry out an ISIS-inspired shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Nicole Sganga reports.

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The FBI arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack at the Minnesota mall, U.S. authorities announced.

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How FBI foiled ISIS-inspired plot at Mall of America in Minnesota

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ISIS-inspired mass shooting plot at Mall of America thwarted, FBI says

The FBI arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack at the Minnesota mall, U.S. authorities announced.

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