Minneapolis — A Somali man was in federal court in Minneapolis Tuesday, challenging charges that he lied to the FBI in a case related to the disappearance of local Somali men.
Abdow Munye Abdow, 26, was among several men in a car stopped by Nevada state troopers in October. Those men are suspected of returning to Somalia to fight with the jihadist group Al Shabab.
In an interview with the FBI several days later, Abdow changed his story about who he was traveling with.
Abdow’s attorney argued Tuesday that the traffic stop was illegal and that troopers had no reasonable suspicion to stop the car. But Nevada troopers testified they stopped the car for speeding.
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