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An Al-Qaeda-linked terror group appears to have gone to bat for Omar Artan, denouncing his inadmissibly to the U.S.
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FIRST READING: Canada effusively welcomes rejected Somalian referee, before realizing alleged terror ties Back to video
After a Somalian World Cup referee was turned away by U.S. border security, Canadian politicians immediately extended a hearty welcome for him to come officiate in Canada.
Only after Canadians had rolled out the red carpet, however, did it emerge that the referee, Omar Artan, was rejected because of alleged terror ties.
In a statement issued to multiple U.S. media outlets, the White House wrote that Artan had been rejected due to “association with suspected members of terror organizations.”
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Although the specific terror organization wasn’t specified, it would only take a few hours until Somalia’s largest single terror group appeared to speak out in Artan’s defence.
“The case of........