Somali man's return to Minn. has locals buzzing

[MinneapolisMatt]

In all seriousness, this could be a big deal as far as getting some serious information about Al Qaeda.

Somali man's return to Minn. has locals buzzing

A young Somali man from Minneapolis believed to have been recruited by a terrorist group to travel to his war-torn homeland has returned to Minnesota, a community leader said Saturday.

Omar Jamal, executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, said Saturday that the 22-year-old man was recruited for jihad before a change of heart led him to return in recent months. Jamal wouldn't confirm the man's identity, saying that he and his family fear for their safety and are in hiding. Others identified him only as Kamal.

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Jamal also wouldn't say why the man went to Somalia or how he financed the trip, but said he apparently returned because "his expectation was not what he wanted when he went over there. ... I think he simply didn't like what he saw over there."

Jamal said the man has met with FBI investigators but is not in jail.

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Ahmed immigrated with his family to Minneapolis in the mid-1990s but returned to Somalia after he was recruited by a militant group, FBI Director Robert Mueller said last month. Mueller said that Ahmed had apparently been indoctrinated into extremist beliefs while living in Minneapolis.

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The whole article is worth a read. This could be very promising:

http://www.startribune.com/local/41634522.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr