article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, of Columbus, allegedly traveled to Syria for training and wanted to return home to kill Americans -- particularly U.S. soldiers, execution style, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud told someone that Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud wanted to target U.S. armed forces, police officers or other people in uniform, the indictment alleges, adding that "Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud's plan was to attack a military facility, and Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud backup plan was to attack a prison.
article_snippet.sent: "Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud talked about doing something big in the United States.
article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud wanted to go to a military base in Texas and kill three or four American soldiers execution style," it says.
article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud allegedly said Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud was happy that Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud brother, Aden, died fighting for al-Nusra Front, al Qaeda's largest affiliate in Syria.
article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud told someone Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud planned to join Aden in death soon, the indictment says.
article_snippet.sent: Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud "also stated that, after completing this training, the Department of Justice was instructed by a cleric in the organization to return to the United States and commit an act of terrorism.