- Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was convicted on all six counts in his indictment, which included plotting a 9/11-style attack directed by terror organization Al Shabaab.
- Abdullah trained with Al Shabaab in Somalia using AK-47s and explosives, then pursued flight training in the Philippines, planning to hijack a plane to conduct an attack reminiscent of 9/11.
- Abdullah faces up to life in prison.
- Al Shabaab is a Salafi Jihadist militia headquartered in Sudan and very active in English on social media. Read More
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