Six Minneapolis men were arrested Sunday and have been charged with allegedly conspiring to join ISIS in Syria and Iraq, federal authorities announced Monday.
Minneapolis has been a known hotbed of ISIS recruitment activity, more so than most U.S. cities, and these arrests cap a 10-month FBI investigation in the area.
"We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota," U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Monday. "This case demonstrates how difficult it is to put an end to recruiting here."
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At least nine Minnesotans are known to have traveled to Syria for ISIS and at least three them have reportedly been killed in the fighting. Nearly 50 Americans have been charged in the past two years with trying to join or being associated with terrorist groups.
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