"Violent jihad" to detonate grenades in Illinois shopping mall foiled

Lone wolf? Muslim or non-Muslim? Just last week I mentioned to two colleagues it seems only a matter of time when someone targets shopping malls.

FOXNews.com – Feds Arrest Man Who Planned to Detonate Grenades in Illinois Shopping Mall

CHICAGO – A man was arrested Friday by federal agents on charges of planning to set off hand grenades in garbage cans at a shopping mall.

Derrick Shareef, 22, of Rockford, was arrested when he met with an undercover agent in a parking lot to trade a set of stereo speakers for four hand grenades and a handgun.

Federal officials said he planned to set off four hand grenades in garbage cans at the CherryVale shopping mall in Rockford, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago.

He was charged with one count of attempting to damage or destroy a building by fire or explosion and one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Officials say he was acting alone. …[Read more]

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