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Kenyan faces terror case in the US
2013-08-14
[Shabelle] A Kenyan is being held in a US jail after being accused of financing Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.

Mr Mohamed Hussein Said, 25, who according to court documents is listed as a resident of Mombasa and Nairobi, is being held at a South Florida detention center.

He is accused of conspiring with a resident of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
who is also a US citizen, Gufran Mohammed, 30, to provide, and attempting to provide, material support to three terrorist organizations.

Money and recruits

On Thursday, the US Attorney's Office in Miami announced a 15-count indictment, charging both men with the offences.

If both are convicted, they could each face up to 15 years in prison for each count or a total of 225 years.

According to the indictment, Mr Gufran and Mr Said conspired to provide money and recruits to Al-Qaeda, AQI/al-Nusrah Front in Syria and Al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
in Somalia.

The prosecutors say Mr Gufran wired funds to the Kenyan to support Al-Shabaab.

Mr Said is also accused of wiring money to another individual believed to be a fund-raiser and recruiter for Al-Qaeda. The two men were enjugged
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
overseas and brought to Florida by FBI agents.
Posted by:Fred

#2  "I thought hoped this was going to be about Ozero."

FTFY, Al. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2013-08-14 13:31  

#1  I thought this was going to be about Ozero.
Posted by: frozen al   2013-08-14 11:24  

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