Uncovering a Terrorist: Agent Ryan Dwyer and the Case of the Portland Bomb Plot (FBI Files #3)

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Uncovering a Terrorist is the story of the FBI's investigation of Mohamed Mohamud led by Agent Ryan Dwyer, the agent who helped bring him to justice, creating room for the conversation surrounding religious terrorism and its effects around the world.Mohamed Osman Mohamud was an American citizen, a college student at Oregon State University, and a wannabe terrorist. His dream was to go to Yemen, train with al-Qaeda, and travel to Afghanistan to kill U.S. soldiers. But first, he plotted to detonate a massive bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Portland.Agent Ryan Dwyer ran the sting operation to see how serious Mohamed was. He and an Arabic-speaking partner, joined by FBI personnel—including two undercover operatives posing as al-Qaeda terrorists—worked month after month to get to know him and keep the people of Portland safe.Go behind the scences of some of the FBI's most interesting cases in award-winning journalist Bryan Denson's FBI Files series, featuring the investigations of the Unabomber, Russian spy Rick Ames, and Michael Young's diamong theft ring. Each book includes photographs, a glossary, a note from the author, and other detailed backmatter on the subject of the investigation.
Copyright:
2020

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781250199300
Related ISBNs:
9781250199287
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
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Copyrighted By:
Bryan Denson
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Reading Age:
8–12
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Bookshare Staff
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