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MINNEAPOLIS - The war on terrorism is again at Minnesota's front door after federal authorities arrested a man who they suspect has terrorism ties. Federal sources told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the man was arrested last Wednesday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Sources in the Twin Cities and in Washington D.C. said the man arrived on a flight and was taken into federal custody. Along the way, customs agents found disturbing items in his possession.The U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that Ali Mohamed Almosaleh is in federal custody in the Twin Cities. He was...

The leader of the shock rock band 'Hell on Earth' took to the airwaves Wednesday to explain why someone would want to commit suicide during the groups concert at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg this month.Billy Tourelot told 98 Rock that a terminally ill person in the Bay Area contacted him VIA email through the band's website.He says the stunt is not to gain publicity for Hell on Earth. 'They would rather have an assisted suicide because the way the law is written, they cant do it, (now) Tourelot said in an interview Wednesday morning. So bringing dying with...

This is an excerpt: TAMPA -- An industrial rock band's claim that it will feature a "live suicide" onstage during a St. Petersburg gig next month has gotten the attention of the concert hall's owners and police. The Tampa group, Hell on Earth, said on its Web site that a terminally ill member of a right-to-die group planned to commit suicide on stage during an Oct. 4 performance at the State Theater. The volunteer, who the Web site said would not be identified until the day of the show, wanted to carry out the suicide onstage to "raise awareness for...

Florida Band to Stage Suicide Hell on Earth plan to host fan's death at upcoming show Florida industrial rockers Hell on Earth are planning to host an on-stage suicide during their October 4th show at St. Petersburg's State Theater. A terminally ill member of a euthanasia society, whose identity and condition have not been revealed, intends to raise awareness for the cause of dying with dignity by committing suicide during the concert, according to the band's singer, Billy Tourtelot. "I support the right to die with dignity," Tourtelot says. "I got an email a few weeks ago from this person,...