Coba bayangkan ideologi atau agama macam apa yg menyebabkan anak 19 thn punya
ide tindakan semacam ini??? Moral macam apa yg diperoleh g mengikuti seorang
NABI yg perbuatan hidupnya MEMBUNUH, MERAMPOK MEMPERBUDAK, DAN MEMPERKOSA???
Somali-American accused of plotting to bomb Oregon tree-lighting event
By the CNN Wire Staff
November 27, 2010 -- Updated 1803 GMT (0203 HKT)
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Bomb plot foiled in Oregon
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Officials say the suspect wanted those attending "to leave either dead or
injured"
* Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia
* Authorities: Mohamud discussed possibly traveling to prepare for violent
jihad
* Officials say the suspect looked for a "huge mass" celebrating the
holidays
(CNN) -- After enjoying their city's Christmas tree lighting, Portland, Oregon,
residents felt a twinge of shock and then a rush of gratitude on Saturday when
they learned that law officers foiled a plot to set off a bomb in a state the
suspect says "nobody ever thinks about."
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a 19-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, was
seized in connection with a plan to detonate what he believed to be a vehicle
bomb at the ceremony on Friday night, the Justice Department announced.
Mohamud was whisked away by the FBI and Portland Police Bureau after he
attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van parked near
the tree-lighting ceremony in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Justice
Department said in a written statement.
But the bomb turned out to be fake, thanks to an undercover operation designed
to undermine the plotter. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said "the
materials were not explosive," and officials said the public was never in
danger from the mock device.
A resident of Corvallis, Oregon, and a student at Oregon State University,
Mohamud -- who now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000
fine -- was arrested on suspicion of attempting to use a weapon of mass
destruction, the FBI said. He will make his initial appearance in federal court
in Portland on Monday, the Justice Department said.
Portland residents who attended the tree lighting were pleased that law
enforcement stopped the attack.
Sharon Rose said she didn't know about the investigation until she returned
home from the tree lighting.
"It does make me feel better that the FBI was on the ball in this case and
doing some actual work, rather than pretending to look out for us and trying to
make themselves look good," the Portland resident told CNN Radio.
"Why would anyone mess with Portland? It's such a sweet little town. Obviously
somebody wanted to."
But Dwight C. Holton, U.S. attorney for the district of Oregon, said in a
statement that this "defendant's chilling determination is a stark reminder
that there are people -- even here in Oregon -- who are determined to kill
Americans."
Arthur Balizan, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, called the threat
"very real."
Pursuing the alleged Oregon bomb plotter
RELATED TOPICS
* Federal Bureau of Investigation
* Oregon
* Terrorism
"Our investigation shows that Mohamud was absolutely committed to carrying out
an attack on a very grand scale," Balizan said. "At the same time, I want to
reassure the people of this community that, at every turn, we denied him the
ability to actually carry out the attack."
On his blog, Portland Mayor Sam Adams lauded a "smart" investigation by local,
state and federal agencies that led to the capture of someone "bent on mass
destruction and murder in the city."
The arrest was the culmination of a long-term undercover operation during which
Mohamud had been monitored closely as the alleged plot developed, the Justice
Department said.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit written by an FBI special agent,
Mohamud was in e-mail communication in August 2009 with a person believed to be
involved in terrorist activities. In December, that person was "located in the
northwest frontier province of Pakistan," the affidavit states.
The two communicated regularly, the affidavit states, and "using coded
language, they discussed the possibility of Mohamud traveling to Pakistan to
prepare for violent jihad."
Mohamud attempted to contact another associate who he thought would help
facilitate his travel overseas, the affidavit states, but "because Mohamud used
the wrong e-mail address in his efforts to contact [the second associate], he
never successfully contacted him to arrange travel."
An undercover FBI employee contacted Mohamud in June under the guise of being
affiliated with the associate who was in Pakistan, according to the affidavit.
Mohamud met with the undercover operative on July 30 in Portland.
Mohamud allegedly told the undercover operative that he had written articles
that were published in Jihad Recollections, an online magazine that advocated
violent jihad.
"Mohamud also indicated that he wanted to become 'operational,'" the Justice
Department said. "Asked what he meant by 'operational,' Mohamud stated that he
wanted to put an 'explosion' together, but needed help."
At a meeting in August, the Justice Department said, Mohamud allegedly told
undercover FBI operatives he had been thinking of committing violent jihad
since the age of 15. According to the affidavit, Mohamud then told undercover
operatives that he had identified a potential target for a bomb: the annual
Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Authorities said an FBI operative pointed out that lots of children would be at
such an event, but Mohamud said he was looking for a "huge mass that will ...
be attacked in their own element with their families celebrating the holidays."
Officials said Mohamud also stated, "... it's in Oregon; and Oregon like you
know, nobody ever thinks about it."
According to the affidavit, Mohamud and the undercover FBI operatives traveled
to a remote area in Lincoln County, Oregon, on November 4 and detonated a bomb
hidden in a backpack as a test. During the drive back to Corvallis, the agents
asked Mohamud about whether he could look at the bodies of those who would be
killed in the upcoming attack in Portland, the Justice Department said.
Mohamud replied, "I want whoever is attending that event to leave, to leave
either dead or injured," according to the affidavit.
On Friday, Mohamud met one of the FBI operatives at a predetermined location,
the affidavit states. Mohamud dialed a number "in an unsuccessful attempt to
detonate the device." Mohamud allegedly dialed the number again before he was
taken custody.
Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson, who said police officers got involved in the
investigation several months ago, said the arrest went down several blocks from
the tree lighting.
"There were a lot of eyes normally not here that were here last night to make
sure this operation went off successfully," Simpson told CNN affiliate KGW on
Saturday. "There was no danger to the public last night."
"Portland is safe and the suspect is in jail," said Simpson, who noted that
police presence had been and will be stepped up over the next few days.
Holton said the "good work of law enforcement protected Oregonians" and "we
have no reason to believe there is any continuing threat arising from this
case."
As for Rose, she didn't notice anything unusual at the ceremony involving
police.
"There was a police presence but not an extraordinary one. The cops were mostly
concerned with getting the idiots out of the street," she said.
She said she doesn't feel any less safe now than she did before last night.
"Bad stuff can happen to you wherever you are."
CNN Radio's Matt Cherry contributed to this report.
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