Yacine Akhnouche

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]

References

  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, iol.co.za, February 10, 2002
  3. ↑ Man held in France offering details on al-Qaida terrorists, Associated Press
  4. ↑ France Convicts Islamic Militants, CBS News, December 4, 2004