A Minneapolis man has been arrested and charged after trying to join the terrorist organization ISIS. Prosecutors say the man, Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, tried to travel from Minnesota to Somalia twice to join ISIS,

According to the criminal complaint, Hassan attempted to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join ISIS twice, but neither attempt was successful. He claimed to be visiting family in the country despite having none there.

Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, from Minneapolis, was accused of joining ISIS by travelling to Somalia from his home state on two separate occasions.

A Minneapolis man who allegedly expressed admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people has been accused of trying to join the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors announced Friday.