Nov 23, 2009

8 more Somalis charged in Minnesota terror probe

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Eight additional suspects have been charged in the terrorism investigation of Somali men in Minnesota who were recruited to fight with Islamist extremists in their East African homeland.

Federal prosecutors just announced the charges at a Minneapolis news conference.

Seven young men already have been indicted. One man was arrested on terrorism-related charges late last week, accused of helping some of the 20 men travel to Somalia during the past two years. At least three have been killed.

The FBI has been investigating the recruiting and financing of al-Shabab, which appears to have set up cells in Minnesota, California, Ohio and Massachusetts.

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