Hearing resumes for Somali terror suspect
A U.S. court hearing is scheduled to resume for a Somali man accused of helping finance fighters for the terror group al-Shabab.
Forty-five-year-old Mahamud Said Omar appeared in court last month for a hearing about his detention and about issues involving his interpreter, but he collapsed in court _ and the hearing was postponed so he could get medical care.
The hearing resumes Friday.
Omar is charged in the federal investigation into the recruitment of at least 21 men who authorities believe left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia. He's been indicted on five counts, including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
He's been in custody in the Netherlands since 2009 and was recently extradited to Minnesota.
His family has said he's innocent.
A U.S. court hearing is scheduled to resume for a Somali man accused of helping finance fighters for the terror group al-Shabab.
Forty-five-year-old Mahamud Said Omar appeared in court last month for a hearing about his detention and about issues involving his interpreter, but he collapsed in court _ and the hearing was postponed so he could get medical care.
The hearing resumes Friday.
Omar is charged in the federal investigation into the recruitment of at least 21 men who authorities believe left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia. He's been indicted on five counts, including providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
He's been in custody in the Netherlands since 2009 and was recently extradited to Minnesota.
His family has said he's innocent.
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