Two Minnesota women -- who claimed they were helping the poor in Somalia -- were convicted yesterday (October 20, 2011) of conspiring to funnel money to a terrorist group as part of a "deadly pipeline" sending funds and fighters to al-Shabab in Somalia, according to the Daily Mail website.
Amina Farah Ali, 35, and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, 64, were both found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
The two women -- both U.S. Muslim citizens of Somali descent -- were among 20 people charged in Minnesota's long-running federal investigations into recruiting and financing for al-Shabab, which the U.S. considers a terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda.
No sentencing date has been set for the two women, but the terrorism-related counts each carry up to 15 years in prison.
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