A Minneapolis man who cheered the lethal New Yr’s Day terrorist assault in New Orleans was charged Friday with making an attempt to hitch Islamic State militants in Somalia, in keeping with federal prosecutors.
The Justice Division mentioned Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 22, appeared in courtroom Friday on expenses of trying to supply materials assist to a overseas terrorist group, weeks after he was first questioned by authorities for making an attempt to board a one-way flight to the East African nation.
Charging paperwork accused Mr. Hassan, a naturalized U.S. citizen, of expressing assist for ISIS in numerous social media posts since at the very least June 2024.
The submitting highlighted social media posts during which Mr. Hassan allegedly photographed himself holding an ISIS flag in his automobile on Feb. 21 and Feb. 26. Mr. Hassan was accused of resting a knife in his lap for one of many photographs.
Prosecutors additionally mentioned the defendant communicated with a Fb account for the Manjaniq Media Middle, a self-proclaimed media outlet for the Islamic Caliphate which inspires individuals to journey and be part of ISIS.
A TikTok account linked to Mr. Hassan mentioned the defendant supported Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the person who killed 14 individuals and injured dozens extra in a terror assault in New Orleans simply hours after celebrants rang within the New Yr.
Authorities mentioned Jabbar, a army veteran-turned-ISIS supporter, maneuvered previous police boundaries and rammed right into a crowd of individuals on Bourbon Road. Police killed Jabbar in a shootout shortly afterward.
Prosecutors accused Mr. Hassan of referring to Jabbar because the “legend that killed the Individuals” in a TikTok publish.
Mr. Hassan instructed federal investigators he grew to become radicalized when he began consuming ISIS propaganda after the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in October 2023, in keeping with the courtroom submitting.
Mr. Hassan was ordered held with out bail. He’s due again in courtroom Wednesday.
