Wanted Al-Shabaab militant leader died In Somalia. The Somali based militants group leader who was declared wanted by the United States government has been declare dead in Somalia. A mouthpiece radio channel for the group carried a message saying Sheikh Hassan Turki (also known as Hassan Abillahi Hersi Turki) died Wednesday. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. Turki was believed to be in his 70s and had transitioned from being a military leader into a spiritual figurehead after falling ill.
The United States first sanctioned him in 2004 for alleged links to terror attacks and association with al Qaeda.The U.N. Security Council said Turki played a role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Since then Hassan Abillahi Hersi Turki was declare wanted by the U.S government for terrorism act.
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