FBI says Minn. man was suicide bomber in Somalia
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The FBI has confirmed that one of two suicide bombers in last week's attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, was a Minnesota man.
The FBI said Thursday one of the bombers has been identified as Farah Mohamed Beledi. Authorities believe the 27-year-old left Minnesota in October 2009 for Somalia.
The FBI used fingerprints to confirm Beledi's identity. Investigators are still trying to identify the other suicide bomber.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The May 30 attack at a government checkpoint in Mogadishu killed two African Union troops and one government soldier. Authorities in Mogadishu said it began with a firefight, in which one suicide bomber was shot before his explosive detonated.
Beledi had faced terror-related charges in Minnesota. Since September 2007, more than 20 men have left Minnesota to possibly take up arms with the terror group al-Shabab.