Alabama-born rapping Jihadi on FBI's Most Wanted

(ABC News) An Alabama-born rapping jihadi fighting half a world away is among the new entries on the FBI's infamous Most Wanted List, the bureau announced today.

Omar Hammami, also known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki, has been fighting with the Somalia-based terror group al-Shabaab since 2006. Hammami has allegedly been a propagandist for the al Qaeda-linked group and has released several rap songs praising jihad against the West.

Hammami was originally indicted in the U.S. on terrorism-related charges in 2007 and faced additional charges in a superseding indictment in 2009.

Douglas Astralaga, the Supervisory Special Agent for the FBI in Mobile, Ala., told ABC News he couldn't comment on exactly why Hammami was being added to the list now, but said there is an ongoing investigation into Hammami's alleged terrorist activities and, after a lengthy review, information against him "met the criteria" for being added to the list.

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