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202644 minPG-13documentary

Fake al-Qaeda Bomb Sting: How the FBI Stopped a US Massacre

202644 minPG-13documentary

Nineteen-year-old Hassam Smati plotted a devastating attack in Dallas, but an FBI undercover sting thwarted his plans to detonate a massive truck bomb.

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Fake al-Qaeda Bomb Sting: How the FBI Stopped a US Massacre

2026• 44 minPG-13

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Nineteen-year-old Hassam Smati plotted a devastating attack in Dallas, but an FBI undercover sting thwarted his plans to detonate a massive truck bomb.

Synopsis

Nineteen-year-old Hassam Smati, a Texas rest stop employee, plotted a devastating attack aimed at a Dallas skyscraper. The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force tracked his radicalization from Italy, Texas, to extremist online forums, where he sought guidance from someone he believed to be an al-Qaeda operative. In reality, he was engaging with undercover agents. After a nine-month operation, the FBI thwarted Smati's plan to detonate a truck bomb, preventing a potential massacre and highlighting the complexities of modern terrorism.

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