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Nairobi attack: US-Somalis decry shopping centre bloodshed Nairobi attack: US-Somalis decry shopping centre bloodshed
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Somali-Americans in Minnesota have condemned the Nairobi shopping centre attack, after Kenyan officials said one of the suspected al-Shabab militants involved was from the US state. US-Somalis in Minnesota have condemned the Nairobi shopping centre attack, after Kenyan officials said one or two of the suspected al-Shabab militants involved were from the US state.
In the city of Minneapolis, mosque leaders said such violence had nothing to do with Islam.In the city of Minneapolis, mosque leaders said such violence had nothing to do with Islam.
Minnesota is thought to be home to about 70,000 people of Somali origin.Minnesota is thought to be home to about 70,000 people of Somali origin.
The FBI says at least 20 young men from Minnesota have gone to Somalia since 2007 to join al-Shabab.The FBI says at least 20 young men from Minnesota have gone to Somalia since 2007 to join al-Shabab.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said on Monday that two or three Americans were involved in the attack.Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said on Monday that two or three Americans were involved in the attack.
The Americans were 18 to 19 years old, of Somali or Arab origin and lived "in Minnesota and one other place" in the US, she said.The Americans were 18 to 19 years old, of Somali or Arab origin and lived "in Minnesota and one other place" in the US, she said.
US officials have said they are looking into the claim.US officials have said they are looking into the claim.
'Criminals not Muslims''Criminals not Muslims'
Somali religious leaders decried the Kenya attack during a news conference in Minneapolis on Monday afternoon at the state's largest mosque, the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre.Somali religious leaders decried the Kenya attack during a news conference in Minneapolis on Monday afternoon at the state's largest mosque, the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre.
"This kind of activity, killing innocent people, has no base or any relationship with Islam," Abdirizak Hashi, an imam, was quoted as saying by the Star-Tribune newspaper."This kind of activity, killing innocent people, has no base or any relationship with Islam," Abdirizak Hashi, an imam, was quoted as saying by the Star-Tribune newspaper.
"Al-Shabab and these people, they are criminals. They are not Muslims," Ibrahim Baraki was quoted by KMSP-TV as saying."Al-Shabab and these people, they are criminals. They are not Muslims," Ibrahim Baraki was quoted by KMSP-TV as saying.
"They may have our name and look. They have deviated from the teaching of Islam: save life, not destroy life.""They may have our name and look. They have deviated from the teaching of Islam: save life, not destroy life."
After the press conference, leaders at the Islamic centre deflected questions from reporters about young men allegedly having been radicalised at the mosque.After the press conference, leaders at the Islamic centre deflected questions from reporters about young men allegedly having been radicalised at the mosque.
In recent years, officials at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre have repeatedly denied that any recruitment for al-Shabab has taken place at the mosque.In recent years, officials at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre have repeatedly denied that any recruitment for al-Shabab has taken place at the mosque.
Meanwhile, in New York City on Monday trial proceedings were under way against three men of Somali descent who face federal terrorism charges over alleged ties to al Shabab. Meanwhile, in New York City on Monday trial proceedings were under way against three men of Somali descent who face federal terrorism charges over alleged ties to al-Shabab.
Prosecutors in Brooklyn describe the defendants - Ali Yasin Ahmed, Madhi Hashi and Mohamed Yusuf - as "dangerous and influential" members of al Shabab who were part of an elite unit of suicide bombers. Prosecutors in Brooklyn describe the defendants - Ali Yasin Ahmed, Madhi Hashi and Mohamed Yusuf - as "dangerous and influential" members of al-Shabab who were part of an elite unit of suicide bombers.