Son of Al-Shabaab leader arrested and deported from Costa Rica
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Farah was deported to Guatemala by National Intelligence and Security
Directorate (DIS) agents but was sent back to Costa Rica. The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) had warned in February 2023 about the possible presence of
an Al-Shabaab member in Costa Rica, and Farah is listed by the FBI’s Terrorist
Screening Center.
The DIS authorities revealed that Farah entered Costa Rica on January 4, 2023,
using a Swedish passport with the name Luqman Abdl Aziz. He stayed in the
country for a month before leaving through an irregular border crossing to
Nicaragua.
Al-Shabaab aims to overthrow the Somali government and establish an Islamic
state in the region. The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in
Somalia and Kenya, including kidnappings, assassinations, and bombings. Farah’s
father is linked to facilitating an Al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Sweden in
2011.
Hans Sequeira, DIS Director, explained that international regulations require
Farah to be returned to the country where he entered legally, so he will be
sent to Somalia. The arrest and deportation of Farah highlight the ongoing
threat of terrorism and the need for international cooperation in combating it.
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Son of Al-Shabaab leader arrested and deported from Costa Rica
Costa Rican authorities have arrested and deported Lutrnan Warsame Farah, the eldest son of the high-ranking senior leader of Al-Shabaab, a Somali terrorist group. He was detained in Costa Rica, where he had been staying in hotels using false identit