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Mass. Man Busted on Terror Charges

Feds say 27-year-old was plotting attacks inside and outside US

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(Newser) – Federal authorities arrested a 27-year-old man just outside of Boston today, saying he planned to attack a shopping mall with automatic weapons. The man, Tariq Mehanna, had been out on bail following an arrest last year for allegedly lying about the whereabouts of a man trained by al-Qaeda to fight the Somali government. He’s facing charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

Authorities say he conspired with two other men, identifying one as Ahmad Abousamra, and that his arrest will foil attacks inside and outside the US. The conspirators allegedly had multiple conversations about the logistics of shooting up the mall, including possible attacks on emergency responders.

Tariq Mehanna is seen in this undated file photo.
Tariq Mehanna is seen in this undated file photo.
A couple walks through Boston Common past the Boston skyline in this file photo. The man was arrested in Sudbury, a suburb 20 miles West of Boston.
A couple walks through Boston Common past the Boston skyline in this file photo. The man was arrested in Sudbury, a suburb 20 miles West of Boston.   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
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BleeBloo
Oct 21, 09 9:27 AM CDT
Scary! But at least he's been caught, right? Reply
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DJM420
Oct 21, 09 10:23 AM CDT
that darn obama catching them terrorists and stuff!
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Reader64481089
Oct 21, 09 10:26 AM CDT
DJM, you do have a point. Under Obama the FBI has caught more Terrorists in 10 months on American soil than was done under Bush using his water board.....Perhaps good police work beats torture??? Just a thought
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jamerican
Oct 21, 09 10:26 AM CDT
Another dirty stinking lying muslim terrorist..why don't we send them all home in body bags.
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Middleman
Oct 21, 09 10:55 AM CDT
Or perhaps the Obama administration is advertising more about the arrests... There is a strategy in not telling people about arrests and there is a different strategy in telling them. Time will tell which one is better for security and law enforcement. Either way, good that this guy is off the streets.
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