Yacine Akhnouche
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Yacine Akhnouche is a joint citizen of France and Algeria who confessed to having ties to Al Qaeda.[1][2]
Akhnouche is believed to have been an Al Qaeda recruiter. Akhnouche's alleged Al Qaeda associates include:[3]
| Zacarias Moussaoui | one of the 21st hijackers |
| Richard Reid | the "shoe bomber" |
| Ahmed Ressam | the "millennium bomber" |
| Abu Doha | aka "the Doctor" |
Akhnouche was convicted and received an eight year sentence for his role in planning an aborted millennium bombing of a Strasbourg cathedral.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ OARDEC (2006-05-15). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ French captive confesses to al-Qaeda links, iol.co.za, February 10, 2002
- ^ Man held in France offering details on al-Qaida terrorists, Associated Press
- ^ France Convicts Islamic Militants, CBS News, December 4, 2004
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