Saturday, November 27, 2010

Religion of Peace Follower Tries to Blow Up Christmas Tree Lighting in Portland


He failed because the FBI supplied him a fake bomb.

FOX News reported:
PORTLAND, Ore. – A Somali-born teenager plotted to carry out a car bomb attack at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Portland on Friday, but the bomb turned out to be a dud supplied by undercover agents as part of a sting, federal prosecutors said.

Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would blow up a van laden with explosives but instead brought federal agents and Portland police swooping in to take him into custody.

Mohamud yelled “Allahu Akhkbar” and tried to kick agents and police as the arrest came, according to prosecutors.


H/T Weasel Zippers.

1 comment:

ashley said...

sad that intolerance still drives people to do crazy things...