Finns Release Somali Terror Suspect, Hold Another
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Finland's Detective Inspector Kaj-Erik Bjorkvist from the National Bureau of Investigation.
HELSINKI -- Finnish police say they have released a Somali woman arrested on suspicion of financing terrorism, but will keep holding a Somali man pending further investigation into allegations he recruited potential terrorists.
The pair's detentions were the first known terror-linked arrests in the Nordic country. They were detained Sept. 7 and are suspected of links to the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which has ties to Al Qaeda.
Detective Inspector Kaj Bjorkvist added Friday that the woman has been ordered not to leave Finland.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The National Bureau of Investigation said both suspects, who live in Finland and know each other, allegedly sent small amounts of money to al-Shabab.