Update on Two Arrested for Terror Financing in Finland, in which we answer Rusty's question: "who were they raising funds for
HELSINKI — A Somali man and woman arrested in Finland on suspicion of financing terrorism and terror recruitment are linked to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, police said Tuesday.
Only on msnbc.com Traffic congestion on rise across US
Reuters Wall Street protesters spread murky message ‘Trigger law’ put to the test in California AP Long-term jobless face issue with references msnbc.com Many teachers have little or no experience Cain: Straw poll win ‘not a protest vote’ Fear in Kabul: 'A city up for grabs' The National Bureau of Investigation said the suspects, who live in Finland and know each other, allegedly sent "small amounts" of money to Somalia's most powerful militant group.
Intelligence officials detained the suspects on Sept. 7 in the Helsinki region, in the Nordic country's first terror-linked arrests.The 34-year-old man is also suspected of recruiting at least one person abroad to commit an act of terrorism "in the direction of Somalia," linked to al-Shabab, the agency said. He has lived in Finland since 2005, has a residency permit and has had several jobs.The 28-year-old woman is a student who arrived in Finland in late 2008, police said.According to the agency's statement, police are also investigating other people, some of them abroad, and have confiscated material evidence during house searches in the Helsinki metropolitan area.Police have given few details about the operation since they announced the arrests on Sept. 16. The agency said it would provide more information next month.
Officials have until Dec. 15 to charge the suspects. MSNBC H/T jawa report
HELSINKI — A Somali man and woman arrested in Finland on suspicion of financing terrorism and terror recruitment are linked to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, police said Tuesday. Only on msnbc.com Traffic congestion on rise across US
Reuters Wall Street protesters spread murky message ‘Trigger law’ put to the test in California AP Long-term jobless face issue with references msnbc.com Many teachers have little or no experience Cain: Straw poll win ‘not a protest vote’ Fear in Kabul: 'A city up for grabs' The National Bureau of Investigation said the suspects, who live in Finland and know each other, allegedly sent "small amounts" of money to Somalia's most powerful militant group.
Intelligence officials detained the suspects on Sept. 7 in the Helsinki region, in the Nordic country's first terror-linked arrests.The 34-year-old man is also suspected of recruiting at least one person abroad to commit an act of terrorism "in the direction of Somalia," linked to al-Shabab, the agency said. He has lived in Finland since 2005, has a residency permit and has had several jobs.The 28-year-old woman is a student who arrived in Finland in late 2008, police said.According to the agency's statement, police are also investigating other people, some of them abroad, and have confiscated material evidence during house searches in the Helsinki metropolitan area.Police have given few details about the operation since they announced the arrests on Sept. 16. The agency said it would provide more information next month.
Officials have until Dec. 15 to charge the suspects. MSNBC H/T jawa report
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