Minneapolis, MN (MinnesotaNow) – A Minnesota man has been handed a prison sentence for a terrorism-related conviction.
Attempting to Support a Terrorist Organization
The Office of the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota says 23-year-old Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan has been ordered to serve an 8.5 year sentence in federal prison. The Minneapolis man earlier admitted to a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, which has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. since 2014.
Radicalized Online
Court documents in the case detail how the young man became radicalized through ISIS propaganda articles and videos he accessed through various social media accounts. Prosecutors say the investigation that led to his indictment by a federal grand jury found that he obtained instructions on how to make highly explosive materials and “openly posted his desire for jihad and an Islamic caliphate” on social media sites.
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