19-05-2016 21:12 via salon.com

FBI informant testifies in terror trial of 3 Minnesota men

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who planned to join fighting in Syria before he became an informant for the FBI has been testifying in the trial of three Minnesota men accused of plotting to join the Islamic State group. Some key details about Abdirahman Bashir:
WHO IS THE INFORMANT?
Bashir, 20, was born in San Diego to parents who came to the U.S. from Somalia in 1992. The family moved to Minnesota in 2012 so his parents could find more job opportunities. He described himself as a Sunni Muslim w
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