Somali-Born Teen Mohamed Osman Mohamud Arrested in Terroristic Attempt in Portland OR

Somali-born US citizen Mohamed Osman Mohamud arrested in terror attempt in Portland during attempt to detonate fake bomb planted by federal agents.

SHOCK: Somali-born teen Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested during an undercover sting operation in Portland, Oregon. According to WUSA9, Mohamud was arrested Friday evening as he allegedly tried to blow up a van full of what he thought were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, federal authorities said. The bomb, which was fake, was supplied by the agents. He was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a maximum prison sentence of life.

He was arrested just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him. Yelling "Allahu Akbar!" -- Arabic for "God is great!" -- Mohamud tried to kick agents and police after he was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

"The threat was very real," said Arthur Balizan, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon. "Our investigation shows that Mohamud was absolutely committed to carrying out an attack on a very grand scale,"

The FBI affidavit that outlined the investigation alleges that Mohamud planned the attack for months, at one point mailing bomb components to FBI operatives, whom he believed were assembling the device.

It said Mohamud was warned several times about the seriousness of his plan, that women and children could be killed, and that he could back out, but he told agents: "Since I was 15 I thought about all this;" and "It's gonna be a fireworks show ... a spectacular show." Source

Another terrorist is off the streets, but I am sure President Obama's critics will shrug this off as much ado about nothing. Mohamud is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday.