Boston terror suspect planned massive attack on US Mall

by smkovalinsky | October 21, 2009 at 07:54 am

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'Violent jihad'

Detailing the charge against Mr Mehanna, US prosecutors accused him and his alleged co-conspirators of discussing how to obtain automatic weapons before "randomly shooting people in a shopping mall".

They allegedly discussed "the logistics of a mall attack, including co-ordination, weapons needed and the possibility of attacking emergency responders," acting US Attorney Michael Loucks said. BBC News

Boston, MA: Federal agents have charged a 27 year old Sudbury resident with conspiring with terrorists. New charges against the man include having planned a massive attack on a US shopping mall. He was arrested at Logan airport last year :

Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, traveled overseas, sought training from the Taliban, wanted to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq and hoped to kill one or two members of the executive branch of the U.S. government, said Michael K. Loucks, the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.
He declined to name the executive branch officials and said they were never in danger.

Mehanna was arrested a year ago after being accused of lying to FBI agents in a terrorisminvestigation, but the latest charges are more serious, Loucks said.

Mehanna and co-conspirators planned trips overseas to try to join training camps and kill American soldiers, Loucks said. Mehanna and others traveled to Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen and sought training from groups including the Taliban, he said.

They also planned to attack at least one U.S. shopping mall, Loucks said, but that did not happen because they couldn't obtain the assault weapons they wanted, he said. He didn't name the mall.

Mehanna also is charged with using material support and resources in a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people or to damage property in a foreign country, Loucks said.Loucks said the men had planned to assault multiple entrances of the mall, and had determined the steps they would take when first responders arrived.

"I think we're satisfied that we know every member of this group," the attorney said. "We do not believe that there are any terrorist cells in this area."

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israeli.agent

at 10:48 on October 21st, 2009

Wonder if this has anything to do with un-employment and recession. One thing for sure is that Mr. Mehanna's immediate food, cloth and accomodation problems would be solved by now. State's guest, no...!

.Agent.

QueensHart

at 11:46 on October 21st, 2009

and the best health care

jazzyzazzy

at 12:49 on October 21st, 2009

We never know the moment when the terrorist are prowling around us.All I can do is pray for world peace.

jefhow22

at 12:57 on October 21st, 2009

...this nut case is right in my own "back yard"...I will have plenty of news coverage to post on this from local newspaper perspectives...should be interesting....stayed tuned!

QueensHart

at 13:30 on October 21st, 2009

Is there a picture of him yet? This can happen anywhere. These kind of troubled minds are truly let in our country constantly. We are full. Our country is overpopulated now. When will anyone stand up and say we have a "Full House". ? Better yet enforce the laws now.

israeli.agent

at 16:08 on October 21st, 2009

A picture and more is here

A wealthy Massachusetts college professor's son was arrested Wednesday for plotting to shoot up a mall after he was rejected by all the foreign terrorist groups he contacted for training.

Tarek Mehanna, 27, who lives with his parents and writes a blog about Islam, was arrested for conspiring to become a jihadist and kill Americans.

His plots - all failed - included the assassination of prominant politicians, attacking US troops in Iraq and shooting randomly in a unidentified shopping mall.

His laptop contained photos of himself pointing at the sky and grinning gleefully at Ground Zero, according to prosecutors.

.Agent.

HartrionoBSastrowardoyo (not verified)

at 13:49 on October 21st, 2009

>>Our country is overpopulated now. When will anyone stand up and say we have a "Full House". ? Immigrants, legal or not, are not the sole causers of terrorism, and I'm tired of them being blamed for America's ills. Where was similar outrage against Timothy McVeigh?

mjazz (not verified)

at 14:35 on October 21st, 2009

Check out www.thereligionofpeace.com/ and you'll see the difference.

QueensHart

at 17:42 on October 21st, 2009

Do you really think that overpopulation does not cause a lot of social and criminal problems?

Rory Cripps

at 13:58 on October 21st, 2009

HartrionoBSastrowardoyo (not verified): Oh yes! Where was the outrage against Timothy McVeigh? McVeigh happened to be sent to death row and executed in record time--check the facts. I wonder why he was executed in record time but Muslim terrorists aren't . . . . It probably has something to do with the fact that McVeigh was an American citizen and just a run-of-the-mill white guy. Yes! Americans must be on the look for run-of-the-mill white guys because, as we all know, they are the real terrorists! LOL!