Keonna Thomas, Message to an alleged co-conspirator, a Minnesotan jihadist based in Somalia, December 13, 2013

Author
Date
Dec. 13, 2013
Name of Author
Keonna Thomas
Body

Message to an alleged co-conspirator, a Minnesotan jihadist based in Somalia:

“Plan to leave the land of kufr [non-believers].” “[S]peaking here [online] about certain things is not … wise.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

Rhetoric Category

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

View Archive