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Justice Dept. sentences al-Shabaab terrorist for planning 9/11-inspired plane hijacking, crash plot

by | Dec 29, 2025 | JPost | 0 comments

Cholo Abdi Abdullah training as a pilot as part of an al-Shabaab plot to attack on US soil. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT)
A Kenyan al-Shabaab operative was sentenced to two life terms after plotting a 9/11-style aircraft attack on US soil, including training as a pilot to hijack a commercial plane.