Mohamed Osman MOHAMUD

Oregon Christmas tree lighting ceremony target of Muslim terrorist

By Doug Hagmann
Saturday, November 27, 2010

Mohamed Osman MOHAMUD, 19, was arrested by federal authorities last evening after he dialed a number on a cellular phone that was supposed to detonate a large bomb hidden in a van parked at a crowded annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon. His intent was to kill as many people attending the ceremony as possible. Many of the attendees were young children and their families, packed into Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The “bomb,â€