Canada listed Al-Shabaab as terrorist group,Ottawa blacklists Somali militant group‎

Ottawa blacklists Somali militant group‎
OTTAWA - The federal government is listing al-Shabaab as a terrorist group after members of the Somali community expressed fears it is trying to radicalize and recruit young Canadians.The move prohibits Canadians inside and outside the country from knowingly funding, participating in or enabling any of al-Shabaab's activities."There is reasonable and probable grounds to believe that this organization either facilitates terrorist activities or is involved in terrorist activities," Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said.
Al-Shabaab is an Islamist insurgency group waging war in Somalia where it controls much of the South. The feds listed it as a terrorist group Friday but made the announcement Sunday evening.Toews said the feds have received reports from foreign intelligence and members of the Somali community fingering al-Shabaab for its attempt to radicalize and recruit its youth, especially through the Internet.Toews said no action had yet been taken against the group and police might have a difficult time trying to freeze any of its financial assets.
The U.S. government listed al-Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization in 2008. It says the group is to blame for the assassination of Somali peace activists, international aid workers and journalists.
The last group placed on Canada¹s terrorist list was the controversial addition of the Tamil Tigers.

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