Mohamoud Hassan was a University of Minnesota junior with a bright future that came to an abrupt and uncertain end in his war-torn homeland. The civil engineering major was one of at least 20 Twin Cities Somali men who left friends and family in America to join the Somali rebel group Al-Shabab and defend his homeland against invading Ethiopian troops. The U.S. government labeled Al-Shabab a foreign terrorist group in 2008. The 23-year-old was killed in Mogadishu Friday evening, but details of how he died have not been confirmed.Those who expected Hassan to achieve his education and career goals were disappointed when he left Minneapolis in the fall of his junior year to fight in the war in Somalia. Friends say Hassan's family members received the news of his death through a phone call from Somalia. His death was confirmed at an evening prayer at the Abu-Bakr As-Saddique Islamic Center .According to friends, Hassan was with other Al-Shabab members on his way to break his daily Ramadan fast when he was attacked."It's weird that he's not here because he was with us last Ramadan," said a tearful Saida Hassan, an elementary education junior at the University.It is unclear how the Somali men left the Twin Cities. There has been speculation that the Abu-Bakr As-Saddique Islamic Center was involved in sending the men to Somalia, allegations which the mosque denies..more..http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2009/09/10/former-u-student-killed-somalia-friday
we broke the story last Friday
The Fifth American jihadists From Minneapolis, MN - Terrorist Mohamoud Hassan, 23, a student at the University of Minnesota Dies in Somalia
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