Young men vanish Into Somalia, Stirring Fears Of Terrorist Recruitment

Abdirahman Ahmed, imam of the Abubakar As-Saddique mosque in Minneapolis, leads prayers for Eid al-Adha last month. Several youths who attended it have vanished, putting the mosque under scrutiny. Dawn Villella / Associated Press

From L.A. Times:

Anguished Minnesota families say a group of seven youths who vanished on Nov. 4 may have gone to join an Islamist militia. They aren't the first to leave.

Reporting from Minneapolis -- Tall and lean, with a wispy mustache and shy smile, 17-year-old Burhan Hassan chalked up A's last fall as a senior at Roosevelt High School, vowing to become a doctor or lawyer.

After school and on weekends, he studied Islam at the nearby Abubakar As-Saddique mosque. He joined its youth group.

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