Sudbury man implicated in foiled terrorist attacks, plotted shopping mall assault

We have been talking about soft targets and emerging threats utilizing swarming tactics and disruption techniques here is an example as well of collaborative efforts to prevent these acts. This is just coming out now more on it later.

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Federal authorities say they have foiled plots to launch terrorist attacks inside and outside the United States with the arrest this morning of a 27-year-old man in Sudbury, who they said had discussed with conspirators attacking a shopping mall with automatic weapons.

Tariq Mehanna, 27, is facing charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Authorities allege he conspired with Ahmad Abousamra and others to provide material support to terrorists, US Attorney Michael Loucks said at a news conference today in Boston.

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