The StarTribune reported that a 43-year-old Somali man from Minnesota was allegedly linked to financing the recruitment of more than 20 young Somali men from Minneapolis to fight with a terrorist group in Somalia.
The report stated that the man, identity withheld, is originally from Minneapolis and was arrested earlier this week in the Netherlands. This arrest is the most significant development to a mysterious story surrounding the disappearances of these young man.
Special Agent E.K. Wilson of the Minneapolis FBI office said the man was arrested in connection with the missing young men beginning in 2007. Dutch authorities have said American authorities wanted the man arrested so that he can later be extradited in the United States.
The disappearances of these young men began in 2007 and in 2008, there were more and more youth who were going back home. The man is believed to supply these young man with purchases of weapons and bankrolling.
The story said that Minneapolis has been home to this story for the last two years and that most of the men who left did not tell their family or friends about their plans to return.
There has been a current investigation undergoing whether or not a mosque has been the primarily involved in the disappearance of these young men. However, with a man arrested for allegedly recruiting and supporting the young men, the mosque might just be cleared.
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