PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The trial of a man accused of attempting to
detonate an 1,800-pound bomb at a Portland Christmas tree-lighting
ceremony begins this week.
Mohamed Mohamud is accused of attempting to
detonate a weapon of mass destruction in November 2010. The bomb was a
fake provided by law enforcement.
His defense says they will argue Mohamud was
entrapped by the FBI. The 21-year-old Mohamud is one of the youngest
defendants ensnared by the Justice Department's terror stings. The
operations and the FBI's informant network were ramped up after Sept.
11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Mohamud's attorneys say his youth made him a vulnerable target.
Prosecutors argue that Mohamud was predisposed to
committing terrorism before the operation began. They say Mohamud was
offered the option of peaceful resistance, but chose a path of violence.
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