USA_ Arrests made in Minnesota, California as part of probe into would-be ISIS fighters

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Arrests made in Minnesota, California as part of probe into would-be ISIS fighters

Published April 20, 2015
FoxNews.com

Federal authorities said late Sunday that they had made arrests in Minnesota and California in connection with an investigation into young men who have traveled or tried to travel to Syria to fight alongside ISIS.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said the arrests were made Sunday in Minneapolis and San Diego but there is no threat to public safety. The spokesman did not elaborate on the number of people arrested or give details about the charges.

KMSP reported that at least four men were arrested, three in Minneapolis and one in San Diego. The station reported that the three men in Minneapolis were already known to authorities.

According to the report, the Minneapolis three traveled with a fourth man, 19-year-old Hamza Ahmed, to New York by bus last November, intending to go to Syria. All four were prevented from boarding a flight to Istanbul at JFK International Airport. In February, Ahmed was indicted for lying to the FBI during a terrorism investigation, conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, and attempting to provide material support. He has pleaded not guilty.

Little information had been released about Ahmed's traveling companions. An FBI affidavit said they are all between the ages of 19 and 20 and live in the Twin Cities.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI planned a news conference Monday to announce details. Monday's news conference was billed as an announcement of a joint terrorism task force operation.

An FBI spokesman in San Diego referred questions to a spokesman in Minneapolis, who said Sunday he could not comment.

Authorities say a handful of Minnesota residents have traveled to Syria to fight with militants within the last year. At least one Minnesotan has died while fighting for ISIS.

Since 2007, more than 22 young Somali men have also traveled from Minnesota to Somalia to join the terrorist group al-Shabaab.

Four Minnesotans have already been charged in connection with supporting terror groups in Syria, including ISIS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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