Monday, April 6, 2009

American Al Qaeda Hold Rare 'Press Conference'

Screenshot of the "American," a man law enforcement officials identify as Abu Mansur al-Amriki. FNC/Provided by memrijttm.org

From FOX News:

Two young Americans who left their homes to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Somalia held a rare “press conference” in southern Somalia on Sunday, saying they want to be killed "for the sake of God," according to a U.S. law enforcement official and a report posted on a Somali news Web site.

For several months the FBI has been investigating at least 20 Somali-American men from the Minneapolis area and elsewhere in the United States who traveled to war-torn Somalia to join the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which has been warring with the moderate Somali government since 2006.

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My Comment: I am curious to know how many copycats this will produce.

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