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The 2010 Portland car bomb plot involved an incident in which Mohamed Osman Mohamud (born 1991), a Somali-American student, was arrested in an FBI sting operation on November 26, 2010, after attempting to set off what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting in Portland, Oregon.〔Associated Press (November 27, 2010). (Somali-born teen nabbed in Oregon bomb plot. ) ''USA Today''〕〔Staff report (November 27, 2010). (US 'foils Oregon bomb plot.' ) ''Al-Jazeera''〕 He was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.〔BBC staff report (November 27, 2010). (US teenager held in Oregon over Christmas 'bomb plot.' ) BBC〕 An attorney for Mohamud argued that his client was entrapped. On January 31, 2013, a jury found Mohamud guilty of the single charge against him. He was scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2013, however the sentencing was cancelled in anticipation of the filing of new motions by the defense. In September 2014, Mohamud was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison with credit for time served, as well as lifetime supervision upon release in 2040. ==Background and incident== Mohamud was born in Somalia and grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of the Portland metropolitan area.〔Redden, Jim (November 27, 2010). (Police, FBI say bomb plot over. ) ''Portland Tribune''. Retrieved April 20, 2013.〕 He is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Mohamud graduated from Westview High School in Beaverton. He attended Oregon State University, but dropped out on October 6, 2010, without ever having declared a major.〔(Bomb suspect to classmate: 'I hate Americans' ), MSNBC, November 28, 2010〕 At the time of the incident, he was a resident of Corvallis, Oregon.〔Markon, Jerry (November 27, 2010). (Man charged with plotting to bomb Portland, Ore., tree lighting ceremony. ) ''Washington Post''〕 Under the pen name Ibnul Mubarak, Mohamud had written articles on physical fitness for the English-language publication ''Jihad Recollections'' as part of his earlier attempts to be associated with violent ''jihad'' ideology. He maintained contact with a former American student living in Pakistan.〔Drogin, Bob (November 27, 2010). (Teen held in alleged Portland bomb plot. ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 Mohamud had been monitored by the FBI for months. He reportedly attracted the interest of the FBI after agents intercepted e-mails he was exchanging with a man who had returned to the Middle East, and whom law enforcement officials described as a “recruiter for terrorism.” The man had previously lived in Oregon, where Mohamud reportedly met him, before moving first to Yemen and then to Pakistan.〔 A year prior to his arrest, he was accused but not charged with date raping an intoxicated woman on the Oregon State University campus. Prior to Mohamud's arrest, an undercover FBI agent, posing as a terrorist, had been in contact with him since June 2010. The FBI put him on a no-fly list, preventing him from traveling to Kodiak, Alaska from Portland International Airport on June 10, 2010. Prosecutors said he was instead interviewed by the FBI, whom he told he wanted to earn money fishing and then travel to join "the brothers," and that he had earlier hoped to travel to Yemen but had not obtained a ticket or visa.〔 In preparation for the planned bombing of a public gathering, Mohamud and undercover FBI operatives drove to a remote area of Lincoln County, Oregon, where they conducted a test run on November 4 by detonating a real bomb Mohamud believed to have been hidden inside a backpack. The attempted main bombing took place at Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square at the corner of Southwest Yamhill Street and Sixth Avenue, as tens of thousands of people gathered for the city's annual Christmas tree lighting. The fake bomb was in a white van that carried six 55-gallon drums with what appeared to be real detonation cords and plastic caps.〔Robbins, Liz and Wyatt, Edward (November 27, 2010). (Somali-Born Teenager Held in Oregon Bomb Sting. ) ''New York Times''〕 Mohamud tried to detonate the bomb by dialing a cell phone that was attached to it. When the device failed to explode, the undercover agent suggested he get out of the car to obtain better reception. When he did so he was arrested. Because the FBI ensured that the device had no explosive components—even the detonating caps were inert—the public was never in any danger.〔Denson, Bryan (November 26, 2010). (FBI thwarts terrorist bombing attempt at Portland holiday tree lighting, authorities say. ) ''The Oregonian''〕 According to an affidavit, Mohamud told the agents, "I want whoever is attending that event to leave, to leave either dead or injured."〔Cherry, Matt (November 27, 2010). (Somali-American accused of plotting to bomb Oregon tree-lighting event. ) CNN〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 Portland car bomb plot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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