Twin Cities become a major part of national security conversation
Armed fighters from the Al-shabab group travel on the back of pickup trucks outside Mogadishu in Somalia. As many as 20 young Somali men from Minnesota have returned to the East African country to fight in its civil war.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Minnesota has emerged as an unlikely hub of national security activity.
From 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui's arrest in Minnesota, to the investigation into suspected Twin Cities Somali Americans returning to their homeland to fight for Al-Shabab, this region is being closely monitored for signs of "homegrown terrorism" activity.
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