US EditionMinnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group
Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, admitted trying twice to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join Islamic State, part of a pattern involving several Minnesotans, prosecutors said.
- A Minnesota man pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group.
- Prosecutors said he tried twice in December to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join the group and fight on its behalf but failed both times.
- Hassan, a naturalized U.S. citizen, remains in custody and under a plea agreement, the government agreed not to seek a sentence longer than 17 years.
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Man pleads guilty after attempting to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join ISIS AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryThe U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota announced today that Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan has pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide support to a terrorist organization. Hassan was arrested earlier this year after authorities reportedly discovered the 23-year-old had praised ISIS online, twice attempted to travel to Somalia to join ISIS, “professed his belief in establishing an Islamic caliphate,” and talked with an appar…
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Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group
A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State group. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan changed his plea during a court appearance on Monday.
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Minneapolis man pleads guilty to twice trying to join ISIS
A Minneapolis man admitted Monday to twice attempting to travel to Somalia last year to join the terrorist organization ISIS, federal prosecutors said Monday. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in St. Paul to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He was detained ahead of sentencing, which has not yet been ...
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