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Kenyan Terrorist Gets Life for 9/11-Style Attack Plot
12/29/2025
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Story summary
- Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan al-Shabaab operative, receives two life terms from the U.S. Department of Justice for planning a 9/11-style hijacking and crash on United States soil.
- Abdullah trained as a pilot to execute the planned attack.
- The sentence highlights ongoing threats from terrorist organizations targeting the United States.
