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

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.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah training as a pilot as part of an al-Shabaab plot to attack on US soil.

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)

DECEMBER 29, 2025 04:42