Michigan Halloween Attack Suspect Allegedly Sought Advice from Extremist Preacher’s Father
A suspect accused of plotting the Michigan Halloween terror attack allegedly “sought guidance” on when to carry out the violence from the father of a local “extremist” Islamic preacher. According to the New York Post …
A suspect accused of plotting the MichiganHalloween terror attack allegedly “sought guidance” on when to carry out the violence from the father of a local “extremist” Islamic preacher.
According to the New York Post, Mohmed Ali, 20, and an unnamed juvenile discussed reaching out to the father of the so-called “Islamic ideologue” to ask for advice on timing for a “good deed,” the complaint states.
In an FBI criminal complaint, the agency did not name the preacher but referenced research identifying him as ISIS supporter Ahmad Musa Jibril. His father, Shaykh Musa Abdullah Jibril, founded a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan.
There is no suggestion he was aware of the alleged plot.
The complaint notes that Ali acknowledged, “if the Islamic Ideologue’s father knew about the actual plan to which Ali and had agreed, the Islamic Ideologue’s father would not have said what he did when asked him about the timing of doing a ‘good deed.’”