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October 29, 2009

Leader of Militant Islamic Group Killed in Detroit Raid
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In Detroit, the leader of a militant Islamist group has been fatally
shot in a federal raid. Luqman Ameen Abdullah headed a Sunni Muslim
group called the Ummah, which has advocated a separate Muslim nation
within the United States. Abdullah was killed Wednesday in one of three
raids on his group around Detroit. He and ten others had recently been
indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit federal crimes but never
faced terrorism charges. The FBI says Abdullah was shot dead after he
refused to surrender and opened fire on federal agents. Six other
suspects were also arrested in the raids.



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