at least three defendants were mere `` foot soldiers , '' their legal advocate says . Two charged with conspiracy , providing material support to terrorists . More than a dozen young men of Somali descent have disappeared from the Minneapolis area in recent months , and at least three have been killed in Somalia , community leaders have said . al Qaeda investigating Ethiopian militants ' recruiting effort in immigrant communities in U.S . The militant group in Africa has ties to FBI .
at least three defendants were mere `` foot soldiers , '' their legal advocate says . Two charged with conspiracy , providing material support to terrorists . al Qaeda investigating Ethiopian militants ' recruiting effort in immigrant communities in U.S . The militant group in Africa has ties to FBI .