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Yacine Akhnouche

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Yacine Akhnouche
NationalityFrench, Algerian
Known forAlleged ties with Al Qaeda
Criminal chargePlanning the Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot
Criminal penaltyEight-year sentence
Criminal statusConvicted

Yacine Akhnouche is a joint citizen of France and Algeria who was alleged to having ties with Al Qaeda.[1][2]

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 the Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ French captive confesses to al-Qaeda links Archived 2006-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, iol.co.za, February 10, 2002
  3. ^ Man held in France offering details on al-Qaida terrorists, Associated Press [dead link]
  4. ^ France Convicts Islamic Militants, CBS News, December 4, 2004