Trial set for Christmas tree-lighting bomb plot

Published January 5, 2013 8:02pm ET



PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The trial of a man accused of attempting to detonate an 1,800-pound bomb at a Portland Christmas tree-lighting ceremony begins this week.

Mohamed Mohamud is accused of attempting to detonate a weapon of mass destruction in November 2010. The bomb was a fake provided by law enforcement.

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