{"id":27265,"date":"2011-07-16T00:13:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T07:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=27265"},"modified":"2011-07-21T06:16:53","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T13:16:53","slug":"somali-terrorists-linked-to-al-qaeda-recruited-21-men-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/somali-terrorists-linked-to-al-qaeda-recruited-21-men-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali terrorists linked to Al Qaeda recruited 21 men in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Somali terror group has allegedly recruited more than 20 young men from Minnesota to fight against the Ethopian army.<\/p>\n
Details of how a carefully-organised Islamist cell raised money, created fake itineraries and held secret meetings have emerged ahead of the trial of one suspected leader.<\/p>\n
Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, is one of 18 men charged with recruiting young Somalis from Minneapolis to join terror group al-Shabab, which has links to Al Qaeda.<\/p>\n