In the latest plot to be foiled on U.S. soil the intended target may have been a shopping mall as well as the emergency responders who would have responded to the scene.
According to reports Mehanna who was already out on bail in another case allgedly plotted and planned the logistics of carrying out the attack.
He was also allegedly plotting to carry out attacks against two as now unnamed members of the executive branch of government, but it was stated that they are no longer in office.
The report also states that Mehanna could not obtain the weapons needed to carry out the attack.