Cholo Abdi Abdullah Convicted for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Attack at the Direction of Al Shabaab

Cholo Abdi Abdullah was convicted on all six counts including conspiracy to provide material support to the terrorist organization Al Shabaab and conspiracy to commit a 9/11-style attack. The charges encompassed aircraft piracy, aircraft destruction, murder of U.S. nationals, and transnational acts of terrorism. Abdullah was acting at the direction of Al Shabaab in planning these attacks.