Judge announces sentence for suspected terrorist trained in Somalia

Al-Shabaab soldiers

A judge sentenced a Kenyan national to two consecutive life sentences on Monday for plotting a plane attack reminiscent of 9/11, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah received military-style training from the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia, which borders Kenya, to prepare for a “mass-casualty terrorist attack” before the first Trump administration caught him, the DOJ said. Abdullah represented himself in court, and jurors convicted him in November 2024 on all counts...