Two Americans, including one radicalized at San Francisco State University, died in a firefight while fighting for a designated terrorist organization in the Philippines. Both were involved with Filipino-American activist groups that allegedly serve as fronts for Communist recruitment.
- Lyle Prijoles, 40, and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, 26, were killed fighting for the New People’s Army, a Communist insurgent group designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department.
- Prijoles was radicalized at San Francisco State University around 2004 and later became chair of the League of Filipino Students chapter there.
- Both men were involved with Anakbayan-USA and Bayan-USA, Filipino-American activist groups that the Philippine government claims are Communist Party fronts.
- The incident highlights how Americans can become involved with terrorist organizations through campus networks and diaspora advocacy groups in the United States.
Source: Hawaii Free Press
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