Why should the U.S. and Europe import jihadists?
From The Associated Press (thanks to Sr. Soph):
GODE, Ethiopia: Ethiopia is detaining “many” ethnic Somali Americans and Europeans on suspicion of terrorism links and participating in a separatist insurgency [i.e., jihad — Ed.] in the southeast of the Horn of Africa nation, the top regional official said Friday.
Abdullahi Hassan, the most senior official in Ethiopia’s Somali region, told reporters many of the foreign detainees were involved in “anti-peace” and “international terrorism” groups.
Hassan refused to say how many detainees are held or say which European countries they come from, just that there were “many.” He said their embassies had not been informed.
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, through spokeswoman Darragh Paradiso, said: “We have no information on American citizens being detained and are following up on this issue with the government of Ethiopia as we speak.”
All the detainees are natives of Somali region who had settled abroad and they include men, women, young and old, Hassan said.
“They are buying … weapons, mines, and explosives (that) are destroying us,” he said.
He said the detainees would face trial in Ethiopia, but would not say what charges they face….