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August 6, 2010

Justice Dept. Accuses 14 of Supporting Somali Militant Group
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The Justice Department has charged fourteen people with providing
support for the militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia. Attorney General
Eric Holder unveiled the case in Washington.

Attorney General Eric Holder: "Today, the Department of Justice unsealed
four separate indictments charging fourteen individuals with terrorism
violations for providing money, personnel and services to al-Shabaab, a
terrorist group operating in Somalia with ties to al-Qaeda. Two of these
individuals have been arrested. These indictments and arrests in
Minnesota, Alabama and California shed further light on a deadly
pipeline that has routed funding and fighters to al-Shabaab from across
the United States."



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