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American-Born Cleric In Video Praises Terror 'Students'

April 27 2010

Yemen

A Muslim cleric born in the United States has appeared in a video released to the media by the Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorist group, CNN reports.

Anwar al-Awlaki has appeared in other terrorist videos, but never before in official AQAP footage.

A recruiter for the Yemen-based group, Awlaki is on the U.S. list of Al-Qaida leaders targeted for capture or assassination.

In the video, he accuses the U.S. of using market bombings to get Muslims to fight each...

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