Somalia: Three Found Guilty of Plot to Attack Somalis in Kansas

Three men face life in prison for plotting to blow up a Garden City, Kansas, apartment complex that is home to Muslim immigrants from Somalia. A federal court convicted all three men Wednesday.

“The defendants in this case acted with clear premeditation in an attempt to kill people on the basis of their religion and national origin,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday. “That’s not just illegal — it’s immoral and unacceptable and we’re not going to stand for it.”

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