Arrests made in 2 states in terrorism investigation

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A nationwide terrorism investigation netted at least six arrests in Minneapolis and San Diego on Sunday.

Spokesman Ben Petok with the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office said more information will be released on Monday, and the public is not under any threat. The arrests are in connection with an investigation into young people who have traveled or attempted to go to Syria to fight with ISIS militants, authorities said. A handful of Minnesota residents have gone to Syria to join ISIS, The Associated Press reports, including one who was killed.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.