Cholo Abdi Abdullah
Born: 1990;
Place of Birth: Kenya;
Gender: Male;
Nationality: Kenyan;
General Info:
Cholo Abdi Abdullah was charged for trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
Abdullah was arrested in the Philippines in 2019, was transferred to U.S. custody on charges he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.
Abdullah got flight training in the Philippines between 2017 and 2019 and obtained a pilot’s license in preparation for an attack.
During that time, authorities said in a news release, Abdullah researched the means and methods to hijack a commercial airliner, including how to breach a cockpit door and information about the tallest building in a major U.S. city.
Abdullah started planning the attack in 2016 under the direction of an al-Shabaab commander who was also involved in planning a deadly attack in 2019 on a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
He faces a mandatory minimum 20 years in prison if convicted.
Connected With:
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Al-Shabaab Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, more commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Salafist...[+]
Connected Events:
- Al-Shabaab terrorists who attended flight school in Philippines and planned 9/11–style attack in US custody Federal authorities earlier this month unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan...[+]
- Kenyan Al-Shabaab operative who plotted 9/11-style terrorist attack on US indicted by the authorities Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man...[+]
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