Report: U.S. attack in Somalia killed trainer of Minneapolis recruits

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A man killed in an attack in the Somali desert by U.S. Special Forces last week had trained recruits from Minneapolis to join the ranks of the al-Shabaab anti-government terror group, according to National Public Radio.

The man, Salah Ali Nabhan, also linked Al-Qaida in Pakistan to the Somali militia. Last spring, boys who came back to Minneapolis identified him from an FBI mugshot as their trainer from military camps in Somalia.

U.S. officials say DNA tests may yet show that others killed in the attack last week are Minneapolis recruits.