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Young man convicted in US bomb plot apologizes Aug 24th 2013, 02:50 PORTLAND, Oregon — A young Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland's town square has written an apology letter in advance of his sentencing and says he renounces his former beliefs. In the letter filed Friday by his lawyers in federal court, Mohamed Mohamud offers to speak to young Muslims "to help keep them away from the path of extremism" and tells U.S. District Judge Garr King he turned to books to help himself "walk a better path." His reading list ranges from "The Grapes of Wrath" to President Barack Obama's "The Audacity of Hope" to "A Zombie Apocalypse." Mohamud was arrested Nov. 26, 2010, after pressing a butto... Keep on reading: Young man convicted in US bomb plot apologizes Media files: portland.jpg (image/jpeg)

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