Defense challenges informant in Minnesota terror case
Attorneys for four Minnesota men accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group challenged the government's use of a paid informant, arguing at a detention hearing Thursday that his involvement makes the case suspect.
The men are among six charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Monday with conspiracy to support a foreign terrorist organization. An FBI affidavit cited evidence from a man who once tried to travel to Syria himself, and lied about it to agents, before deciding to cooperate in January.
Thursday's hearing was for Guled Omar, 20; Adnan Abdihamid Farah, 19; Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 19; and Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19. Two other men, Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, 21, and Abdurahman Daud, 21, faced hearings later in San Diego, where they were arrested.
