Al Qaeda-Linked American Terrorist Unveiled, as Charges Await Him in U.S.
A week after the 9/11 attacks, a young Muslim at the University of South Alabama told the school's newspaper it was "difficult to believe a Muslim could have done this."Now, eight years later, he is professing to launch attacks himself and calling on others to join the fight, as terror-related charges await him at home in Alabama, FOX News has learned exclusively.
Abu Mansour al-Amriki — or "The American" — has become one of the most recognizable and outspoken voices of terrorist propaganda.He has been in war-torn Somalia for several years, fighting the secular government there with a group known as al-Shabaab, which has ties to Al Qaeda and was labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. government last year. Only recently has he taken on a starring — and jarring — role in al-Shabaab's outreach efforts.The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been looking into him for several years. In fact, a grand jury in Mobile, Ala.
, has already indicted him on charges of providing material support to terrorists, a source said. It's unclear when the indictment was filed.Al-Amriki first surfaced in October 2007, when Al-Jazeera TV aired a report about the "common goal" of Al Qaeda and hard-line militants in Somalia. The report described al-Amriki as "a fighter" and "military instructor," but he concealed his face with a cloth wrap throughout the report...more..
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uncovers identity of Abu Mansour al-Amriki — a young Alabama man named Omar Hammami, who is professing to launch attacks as terror-related charges await him.
VIDEOReport: Former Daphne High and USA student has been charged in a secret indictment in Mobile with providing material support to terrorists
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