The bomb -- which Mohamud described that day as `` beautiful , '' according to his arrest affidavit -- was actually fake , thanks to federal agents involved in the extensive undercover operation . Mohamed Abu Omar said he wanted people to watch the lighting ` ` dead or injured , '' an affidavit says . A jury convicted him , 21 , of trying to use a weapon of mass destruction . He was arrested in 2010 for allegedly trying to bomb a Portland street lighting . Authorities tied Mohamud to several alleged terrorists , said he wanted to be part of ` ` . ''
Mohamed Abu Omar said he wanted people to watch the lighting ` ` dead or injured , '' an affidavit says . A jury convicted him , 21 , of trying to use a weapon of mass destruction . He was arrested in 2010 for allegedly trying to bomb a Portland street lighting . Authorities tied Mohamud to several alleged terrorists , said he wanted to be part of ` ` . ''