At least three Somalis from the Mineapolis area have been indicted by a grand jury on terror related charges. The Somalis were recruited by al Shabaab, a terrorist organization with close ties to al Qaida.
One of the indicted is a man, 21 year old Abdifatah Ise, who went to Somalia to wage jihad with al Shabaab. Abdifatah Ise returned to the US earlier this year after fighting for al Shabaab but was arrested at the Seattle airport.Fox News
A federal grand jury has indicted a group of Somali-Americans on terror-related charges after more than 20 young men from the Minneapolis area were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, according to two law enforcement sources.Related Posts:
The indictments have yet to be unsealed, but an announcement is expected in the next few weeks. One law enforcement source told FOX News the grand jury already has handed up indictments against at least three people.
Among those charged is a man from Minneapolis who went to war-torn Somalia and then, about four months ago, relocated to Seattle, according to the two sources and a leader in the Minneapolis Somali community. The man was then arrested in a Seattle airport and transferred to a jail in Minneapolis, where he is currently being detained, according to the law enforcement sources.
The law enforcement sources said the man, described as in his 20s, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group, in this case al-Shabaab, which has been warring with the moderate Somali government since 2006.
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