US Charges 14 With Trying to Join Somali Terrorists

US citizens linked to al-Shebab
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 5, 2010 10:30 AM CDT
US Charges 14 With Trying to Join Somali Terrorists
The US Department of Justice has charged 14 citizens with attempting to join a Somalia-based terror group.   (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

The Department of Justice has charged 14 US citizens with attempting to join al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shebab, sources tell NBC. Those charged include 12 from Minnesota, an Alabaman, and a Californian. Al-Shebab is the Somalia-based terror organization that recently claimed responsibility for two Ugandan blasts during the World Cup.
(More al-Shabab stories.)

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