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Published: Thu, 24 Sep 2009
Description: Was American involved in Somalia homicide attack?
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" about a homicide attack in Mogadishu's last week that killed 21 UN peacekeepers. The FBI is getting word that one of those homicide bombers might have been a Somali American from Seattle. This deadly attack happened when two men driving UN marks trucks drove into the African Union compound and then blew themselves up. Our Greg -- Story from our London bureau exactly what we know about any American involvement in this attack in Somalia very."
" claims being made on all web site associated with the Alf shall bomb group that is linked to al-Qaeda. At the terror group operating and very busy in Somalia. The FBI is telling us that they are looking into the claim the claim that an American who had lived in this Seattle area as late as 2007. Was involved. The African Union we spoke to them in Mogadishu as well they say it's possible both however. Say that they want to see that DNA. Of what is left of that bomber before they say for sure. Both also say -- the -- that the alpha Bob very very carefully still if it is correct John this means that this is the second time. And Somalia or anywhere by our reckoning that American was involved in such an attack they were also involved last year in tactical thirty. So what's the role overall for Americans and -- and and maybe the danger from there. It's pretty big John the American at least one American -- regularly videos including one it was posted this week -- for el Al Maliki is a native of Alabama he's on there they also play a specialized role apparently these folks last week or in UN trucks they were -- that they were apparently -- their way through a checkpoint using English well and American could play that role very very well the biggest danger though John. Is to Americans back in -- home soil according to -- the FBI they're worried about homegrown terror they're they're worried about. The Somali Americans coming back with new skills to do damage in the US and as we've been seeing with this terror plot that has been -- the last couple days -- Afghan connection it can happen in the US --"
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