US teen charged over alleged Daesh-inspired mall shooting plot

NEW YORK: US authorities on Wednesday charged a man who allegedly planned a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Minnesota in support of the Daesh group. The FBI arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, after he bought an AK-47 rifle and ammunition from an undercover agent in a sting operation that foiled his apparent plot. “This individual allegedly obtained a weapon he hoped to use in a mass casualty attack in support of Daesh, but this FBI arrested him and put a stop to his plans,” said FBI