State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria

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The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. A U.S. security official identified the dead American as Moner Mohammad Abusalha. The New York Times, which first reported his name, said he grew up in Florida and traveled to Syria last year. The official said U.S. agencies were aware before the suicide bombing that the American had traveled to Syria to join militants, although the official declined to offer further details.

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