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US woman charged with aiding al-Shabaab
[Geo TV] A Caliphornia woman has been charged with aiding the Shebab, a Somalia-based militia with ties to Al-Qaeda, the US Department of Justice said Monday.Nima Ali Yusuf, 24, was jugged on November 12 and has been charged with "conspiracy to provide material support to hard boyz (and) conspiracy to provide material support to al-Shabaab," US attorney Laura Duffy said in a statement, using an alternative spelling of the group's name. The San Diego resident has also been charged with "making false statements to a government agency in a matter involving international terrorism," Duffy added, without providing further details. The first two charges each carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a 250,000 dollar (180,000 euro) fine. The false statements charge carries a maximum penalty of eight years and a 250,000 dollar fine. Yusuf will be held without bail until a detention hearing on Thursday. The Shebab, a radical Islamist insurgency bent on toppling the US-backed government in Mogadishu, grabbed credit for July 11 suicide kabooms in Uganda that killed 76 people. Earlier this month three San Diego residents were indicted on similar charges of providing funding and other support for the Shebab.
Posted by: Fred 2010-11-17 |
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