Undercover agents in a sting operation stopped a Somali-born teenager from blowing up a van full of explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Portland, federal authorities said.
The bomb was a dud supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said.
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, Somali-born US teen, arrested for alleged blast try
One has to wonder how many others are running around out there that are NOT part of a sting operation.
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how unfortunate that intolerance of other faiths drive people to do such things... thanks for sharing!
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