Lawmaker: 40 Americans join terrorists in Somalia

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Originally published: July 27, 2011 3:13 AM
Updated: July 27, 2011 11:21 AM
By The Associated Press  EILEEN SULLIVAN (Associated Press)

Quick ReadLawmaker: More than 40 Americans radicalized and joined Somali terror group to fight

(AP) -- An al-Qaida-linked terror group in war-torn Somalia has been recruiting and radicalizing more Americans to join its cause than counterterrorism officials have publicly acknowledged, the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee said Wednesday.
More than 40 Americans have been recruited by al-Shabab and gone to Somalia to join the fight, and at least 15 of them have been killed,...