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Chicago Mall Terror Plot Foiled?

December 8, 2006 | By Sniper One |

ABC News has learned a Chicago-area man has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack.

Sources say the man is accused of planning to use firearms and explosives to attack a specific mall in Rockford, Ill. The alleged plan was to target this mall during the holiday shopping season.

Hot Air has updated from all the major sources… I will have more here as I wrap my head around it.

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — A 22-year-old man was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, this week in connection with a plot to detonate explosives in malls, a federal law enforcement source said.

The man — described as a U.S. citizen named Derrick Shareef — faces charges for allegedly planning to set off hand grenades in garbage cans in malls during the holiday season.

He was arrested Wednesday, the source said.

A criminal complaint filed against him was unsealed Friday. He is to be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and with planning to damage or destroy buildings by fire or explosion, the source said.

He was allegedly working by himself, and was not affiliated with a particular group, the source said. A confidential source working with the FBI alerted them to the alleged plot.

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    1. Blogs of War » Terrorist Plot Foiled: Mall Attack Planned in Chicago Area on December 8, 2006 14:25

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