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Terror Networks
Aknouche sings
2002-02-10
  • An Algerian Islamic radical arrested in France has proved a goldmine for investigators probing Osama bin Laden's network in Europe. Since his arrest in Paris last Monday 27-year-old Yacine Aknouche has revealed his links with several al-Qaeda suspects including "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui. And his address book has been revealed as a virtual Who's Who of hardline Islamic radicals and terror attack suspects, making Aknouche a vital link in a series of interlinked investigations. French investigators now believe that after key testimonies from a handful of well placed members of bin Laden's al-Qaeda network the exiled Saudi extremist's secret organisation in Europe is unravelling fast.

    Officers of the French domestic intelligence agency, the DST, arrested Aknouche and two other suspects based in a Paris-region flat as part of an inquiry into a thwarted attack on Strasbourg in December 2000. An Islamic commando based in Frankfurt was said to have planned a bomb attack on the city centre while a Christmas market was being held in front of the cathedral. But when officers began questioning the suspect they found he had information on many more figures in the Islamist underground.
    It's wonderful watching this structure fall apart. Between the hard drives and the singing hard boys, they actually stand a chance of cleaning those bastards out for good.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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