[rickylc]

I think we can be certain that this is NOT THE ONLY mall that there are plans for attacks against.

Shows their hand pretty plainly and will hopefully yield some useful intel.

[freeperfromnj]

Shows their hand pretty plainly and will hopefully yield some useful intel.

Indeed. I'm sure there are many more where he came from.

[flutters]

Somalian Charged With Plotting To Blow Up Columbus-Area Mall

POSTED: 11:21 am EDT June 14, 2004

UPDATED: 11:40 am EDT June 14, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Federal authorities said Monday that they have charged a man from Somalia with plotting to blow up a Columbus-area shopping mall.

According to the FBI, Nuradin M. Abdi (pictured, left), a 32-year-old Somali national, was indicted and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and two counts of fraud and misuse of government documents.

The FBI said that in June 1999, Abdi re-entered the United States from Africa, using a fraudulent immigration document. According to the FBI, one of his co-conspirators was Iyman Faris, a convicted al-Qaeda operative, who picked him up from an airport.

Upon their return to the Columbus area, Abdi, Faris (pictured, right), and other co-conspirators, initiated a plot to blow up a Columbus area shopping mall. It is also alleged that in pursuit of this plot, Abdi received bomb-making training from one of the co-conspirators.

The indictment alleges that on April 27, 1999, Abdi applied to immigration officials for a travel document, allowing him to leave the United States and later return. Abdi indicated in the application that he intended to visit Germany and Saudi Arabia.

Watch NewsChannel 4 and refresh nbc4columbus.com for additional information.

Nuradin M. Abdi

Iyman Faris

[all4one]

Hopefully someone from our government was monitoring the 600 who attended this funeral.....

Hundreds Gather For Islamic Leader's Burial In South Florida

FBI Suspects Leader's Son To Be Terrorist

UPDATED: 8:54 AM EDT June 14, 2004 COOPER CITY, Fla. -- More than 600 men and boys stood shoulder to shoulder and whispered prayers to Allah as they buried Gulshair El Shukrijumah, a revered Islamic leader, Saturday.

El Shukrijumah died Friday after suffering a series of strokes in the last year.

His son, Adnan El Shukrijumah, is accused by the FBI as being a terrorist.

Just weeks ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft singled out the younger El Shukrijumah as a terror suspect who could effectively carry out attacks because of his knowledge of English and the United States.

The elder El Shukrijumah was fired from his Miramar mosque after the accusations about his son emerged.

A native of Guyana, El Shukrijumah retired to Florida after 10 years of leading a Brooklyn mosque that was attended by at least one suspect from the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. Link to Article

[freeperfromnj]

"Faris, an Ohio-based truck driver originally from Kashmir, admitted plotting to sever the cables supporting the Brooklyn Bridge in New York and to derail trains in New York or Washington."

[MamaDearest]

I think we can be certain that this is NOT THE ONLY mall that there are plans for attacks against.

For quite some time now I've felt my claustrophia hitting bigtime when enclosed in any mall. Say you're in the food court, where is the nearest exit? We really need to be aware of escape avenues just to do basic shopping anymore. If I have to shop in a big box store, I elect to do it when there are the least people there. This Somalian guy was caught, but it's fair to guess there are others with the same evil plans lurking in towns across America. This gives a whole new meaning to LET THE BUYER BEWARE.