Netherlands extradites wanted Somali man to US

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Terror suspect to face charges in St. Paul

Update on Somali - American terror suspect Mohamud Said Omar loses extradition fight.Dutch High Court Approves Extradition

The Netherlands has on Friday extradited a Somali national to the United States where he was wanted on terror charges, says report.Netherlands Justice Ministry said they extradited Mr. Omar on Thursday at the request of the American authorities. The ministry did not give his full name.Omar was arrested at the request of US authorities in November 2009 when he was staying at a centre for asylum seekers at Dronten in the north of the country.The United States suspects him of financing arms purchases for “young terrorists” from Somalia living in the US state of Minnesota, public prosecutors said at the time of his arrest.Omar is also suspected of helping the youths from Minnesota to join training camps of Al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia in 2007 and 2008 to take part in the group’s war against the government.He was remanded in custody after his arrest in 2009 and transferred to a detention centre pending a decision on the extradition request.Prosecutors say Omar lived in Minneapolis before leaving the United States in November 2008. He went to The Netherlands a month later asking for asylum.