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Who is al-Shabab? Somali terror army extends reach

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and MALKHADIR MUHUMED, Associated Press Writers Mohamed Olad Hassan And Malkhadir Muhumed, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 26 mins ago MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali militants who formed the hardline terror group al-Shabab carried out their first suicide attack in 2006, during the height of violence in Iraq. The world hardly noticed. This week al-Shabab become the world's newest international terror group, after claiming twin blasts in Uganda's capital Kampala during the World Cup final that killed 76 people. Ugandan officials on Tuesday showed off an unexploded suicide belt, suggesting the militants had hoped for a third explosion and more carnage. Ugandan officials arrested five people and hinted that Somali nationals were among those detained.