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« Steven Wax, federal public defender for suspected Portland car bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud, speaks to the media after a court appearance November 29. (Getty Images) |
As 12,000 people attended a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon, on November 26, Mohamed Osman Mohamud attempted to detonate a truck full of explosives. The explosives were duds, the fbi had been watching him for months, and Mohamud has now been charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
The bomb, had it detonated, “could have killed hundreds,” according to the Portland Tribune.
