The alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack the Mall of America
Active · last development Oct 10: “Foiled mall plot puts Minnesota’s lingering terror threat in focus”
What this arc covers
The October 2026 arrest of Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old Minnesota man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America: the FBI's account of the plot and of the undercover operation in which he obtained a rifle and ammunition, the federal terrorism charge against him, and the reaction in Minnesota, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar's call for more spending on counterterrorism.
Earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2026 · 6 stories · 40 independent sources (counted once each) · 3 days
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Oct 5, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 115 |
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October 2026
Oct 7– 8FBI foils alleged terrorist attack at Minneapolis's Mall of America103 articles · 75 independent sources5 left, 9 center, 22 right- Oct 7– 8Amy Klobuchar calls for major anti-terrorism investments after alleged Mall of America plot3 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Oct 7Minnesota teen arrested for terror attack plot at America’s largest mall5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Oct 8FBI: Pro-ISIS Somali Anchor Baby Plotted Terror Attack On Mall Of America2 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Oct 9FBI: Teen plotted mass shooting at Minn. mall1 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Oct 10Foiled mall plot puts Minnesota’s lingering terror threat in focus1 articles · 1 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 0 right