Minneapolis: Muslim migrant drove around displaying an ISIS flag and shared jihadist propaganda on social media

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A 22-year-old man from Minneapolis, Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, has been charged with attempting to join the Islamic State group after allegedly expressing admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, according to federal prosecutors.

Hassan appeared in court for the first time on Friday, facing charges of trying to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

A 34-page complaint outlines Hassan's persistent efforts to reach Somalia and join ISIS, from social media posts to failed attempts to fly there.

Originally from Kenya, Hassan lived in Texas before relocating to Minnesota in 2023.

The criminal complaint reveals a series of social media posts by Hassan, starting from May and continuing until last week, when he posted a video featuring a knife on his lap. On Wednesday, FBI agents reportedly saw Hassan driving while holding a black ISIS flag, leading to his arrest on Thursday.

The charging documents also note that police in New York alerted the FBI last May about Hassan’s social media activity in support of the Somali group al-Shabab. Investigators discovered ISIS and al-Shabaab propaganda on his TikTok and Facebook accounts and found that he had communicated with a Facebook account promoting travel and recruitment for the Islamic State group.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)