Al-Shabab terrorist
Salah Osman Ahmed of New Brighton, Minn. has been charged with providing material support to terrorism, and conspiracy to kill people outside of the U.S. He is in custody in the Anoka County Jail. (Photo courtesy of Anoka County
St. Paul, Minn. — One of two Minnesota men recently indicted on terrorism-related has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
A federal grand jury indictment accused Salah Osman Ahmed of New Brighton of traveling to Somalia to fight alongside a group of hard-line Islamists. The 26-year-old security guard was charged with supporting terrorism, conspiring to kill people abroad, and lying to authorities.
Ahmed's attorney, Jim Ostgard, said that his client will plead guilty to supporting terrorism at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. As part of an agreement with prosecutors, all other charges will be dismissed.
Ahmed's attorney said his client went to Somalia, in December of 2007, to fight the Ethiopian troops that were occupying his home country -- "not for the purpose of making bombs."
A friend told Minnesota Public Radio News that Ahmed was able to escape the group known as Al-Shabaab shortly after arriving in Somalia in December 2007. The friend said Ahmed told others in the group that he needed medical attention for his allergies. ..more..http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/27/ahmedosman-plea/
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