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flag A Kenyan man linked to al-Shabaab was sentenced to life in prison for plotting a 9/11-style attack on Atlanta’s Bank of America Plaza.

flag Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a 34-year-old Kenyan man linked to al-Shabaab, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison on December 22, 2025, for plotting a 9/11-style terrorist attack on Atlanta’s Bank of America Plaza. flag Convicted in November 2024, Abdullah trained in Somalia and the Philippines to become a commercial pilot, with al-Shabaab funding his flight school through extortion. flag He researched Delta flights, U.S. aviation security, and the skyscraper’s structure, admitting he planned to hijack a plane and crash it into the 55-story building, intending to die in the attack. flag Arrested in July 2019, he has been in U.S. custody since 2020. flag The case highlights efforts to thwart large-scale terrorism on American soil.

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