Federal authorities have thwarted what they have described as a plan to launch a terror attack on Minnesota’s Mall of America, that shopping behemoth located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that has been beset by Somali social services fraud cases in recent months and years.

That fraud has generated dozens of arrests and convictions and experts estimate it involved up to $9 billion in tax money. It’s even hit the political powerhouses, prompting leftist Gov. Tim Walz to drop a re-election bid.

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He was arrested after buying an AK-47-style rifle, magazines and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent.

🚨 BREAKING: The DOJ and FBI have THWARTED a planned TERRORIST ATTACK by a Somali at the Mall of America in Minnesota Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, said he planned to kiII 30 to 60 NON-MUSLIMS in the ISIS-inspired attacked Mohamud bought an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammo, and planned to carry out the attack this month. In his own messages, he wrote: “I want to fight in Somalia to support ISIS” When he couldn’t afford a flight overseas, he allegedly decided to commit a domestic terror attack instead.

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 7, 2026

BREAKING: The FBI arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud on charges of planning a mass-casualty attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, according to U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Dan Rosen. https://t.co/TZc44aDdd5

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 7, 2026

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His charges include “knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition while knowing or having reasonable cause to believe they would be used to commit a felony and federal crime of terrorism.”

The report noted FBI chief Kash Patel issued a statement saying, “Once again, this FBI is moving more effectively than we ever have before at stopping terrorists before they can attack Americans – with over 1,100 individuals prevented from conducting attacks, over 4,000 foreign terrorist organization related disruptions and arrests, a 38% increase, and more.”

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The report said, “On Tuesday, Mohamud met the supposed ISIS-connected ”brother’ — actually an undercover FBI employee — and allegedly paid $800 for an AK-47-style rifle, four magazines and roughly 200 rounds of ammunition. The rifle had been rendered inoperable, though the ammunition was live.”

(*) Full article: https://www.wnd.com/2026/10/i-cant-wait-muslim-terror-attack-planned-mall/