அமெரிக்க ஷாப்பிங் மாலுக்கு குண்டு வைக்க முயன்ற முஸ்லீம் கைது

கொலம்பஸ் ஒஹையோவில் ஷாப்பிங் காம்ப்ளக்ஸுக்கு குண்டு வைக்க முயன்ற முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதி கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.

Man Pleads Guilty In Shopping Mall Bomb Plot
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Jul 31 2007 7:39PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Somali pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a charge involving a plot to blow up a central Ohio shopping mall.

Nuradin Abdi (pictured, right) agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to providing material support for terrorists, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported.

He was indicted on four counts but only pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to provide material support charge, Landers reported.

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Abdi was scheduled to go on trial in federal court next week, 10TV reported.

Abdi was accused of wanting to blow up a shopping mall. The target was never made public, 10TV News reported.

Abdi's attorney spoke with reporters following his client's hearing.

"It's better to minimize your losses," said Mahir Sharif. "He has a life ahead of him. Let's face it, with all due respect to America and Americans, the jury he was going to face are not his peers."

When asked if his client would testify in any other cases, Sharif said he would not.

"He said, 'I am a Muslim I'm not going to go in front of the government and testify against any other Muslims,'" Sharif said.

A spokesman for Abdi's family also addressed reporters.

"This makes the family more comfortable," said Yusef Abucar. "Even though they are not very happy with the outcome of the plea."

Convicted terrorist Iyman Faris, who also lived in Columbus, was scheduled to testify on Abdi's behalf next week, the newspaper reported. Faris was to say that Abdi's comments represented his anger with U.S. foreign policy and not an actual plan to blow up a mall.

Faris is serving a 20-year prison sentence for plotting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge.

Abdi will most likely be sentenced to 10 years in prison, Landers reported. He will also face deportation after being released.