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Local Somalis Mobilize For Famine Relief In Their Homeland
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — UNICEF estimates that more than three million children are suffering in Somalia’s famine. Various relief efforts are underway in Minneapolis, which is home to the largest Somali...
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More Minnesotan Somalis Recruited Into Terror
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A leader in the Somali community confirmed that Omar Farah is the latest young man to be recruited into Al-Shabaab – the Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group...
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FBI: Al-Shabaab Released Video To Recruit Minn. Men For Jihad
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s well documented that foreign terror groups have been working to bring in new recruits. In fact, more than two-dozen young Somali-Americans from the Twin Cities have already...
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Somali Community Rallies, Condemns Al-Shabaab Terrorists’ Recruiting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Members of the Somali American community in Minnesota came together Friday to condemn the violent acts of al-Shabaab in Kenya, killing 67 people in a Nairobi mall last weekend....
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Somali Community Mourns Shooting Death Of Businessman, Supporter Of Arts
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Somali-American community is mourning the death of a businessman after a shooting. Fuad Ali, 31, was gunned down in the 2600 block of Pleasant Avenue South. He was found lying...
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Crews Finish Search, Demolition At Site Of Apartment Complex Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Crews finished demolishing the fire-charred ruins of an apartment building on Cedar Avenue near downtown Minneapolis Friday afternoon, just hours after pulling a second body...
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Franken Welcomes Obama Plan On Islamic State
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Thursday that he’s happy to have the outlines of a plan to combat the threat of Islamic State militants but that he wonders what effect it will...
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Anti-Terror Pilot Brings Hope To Minnesota Somalis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who has long sought more resources to steer young members of Minnesota’s large Somali community in positive directions said Wednesday he was excited to hear the Minneapolis-St....
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1 Year On, Some Victims Of Mpls. Apt. Explosion Still Homeless
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A year to the day after a Minneapolis apartment complex burst into flames, most of the people who lived there are still homeless. Flames ripped through an apartment building in the...
View ArticleTwin Cities Somali Activist Abdirizak Bihi Attacked In Minneapolis Carjacking
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are investigating two carjackings in Minneapolis that happened late Monday afternoon, one of which targeted a prominent community activist. Officers responded at about 3:48...
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A well-known leader and activist in the Twin Cities Somali community is now a crime victim. Abdirizak Bihi, who has spent the past decade connecting youth with jobs, was carjacked...
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Bahjo Mohamed, Pioneering Light Rail Operator, Dies In Somalia Suicide Bombing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A suicide bombing in Somalia over the weekend killed a young mother who lived in Hopkins for many years. Bahjo Mohamed died in the bombing that targeted police officers in downtown...
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