Somalia's al-Shabaab 'youth movement' becoming 'strongest Al Qaeda force we have on the planet' 1

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An Al-Shabaab fighter displays weapon during military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia.

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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration put Somali shipments on the no-fly list Monday, declaring the war-torn country's militants a direct threat to the U.S. homeland.
"The ban on air cargo from Yemen will continue and has been extended to all air cargo from Somalia as well," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
Napolitano said toner cartridges over 1 pound won't be allowed to be shipped, either, because Yemen's Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula tried to conceal a PETN bomb in some last week to blow up cargo planes.
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