U.S. federal agents -- in a sting operation -- arrested a Somali-born Muslim just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon, the World Net Daily website reports today (November 27, 2010).
The bomb he tried to explode was a fake supplied by the federal agents.
Mohamed Orman Mohamud, 19, was arrested today 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.
Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. A court appearance was set for November 29.
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