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US Charges 14 With Aiding Somalia's al-Shabab

   VOA News 05 August 2010

   The  U.S.  government  says  14  people in three U.S. states have been
   charged with providing support to the Somali terror group al-Shabab.
   Attorney General Eric Holder says the individuals are U.S. naturalized
   citizens from Alabama, California and Minnesota. Â
   He  alleged  they  provided money, personnel or services to al-Shabab,
   which   the   United   States  has  designated  as  a  foreign  terror
   organization.  He said the charges reflect a "very disturbing trend."
   Holder  said the indictment, announced Thursday in Washington, alleges
   that two women who have been arrested raised money door-to-door in the
   United  States and Canada for the group, including by saying they were
   seeking funds to help the poor.
   The  attorney  general  said  some of the indicted are still at large,
   including  American  Abu  Mansour  al-Amriki,  who  has  appeared in a
   jihadist video.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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