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The Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot was an al-Qaeda plan to bomb the Christmas market (Marché de Noël) at the feet of Strasbourg (France) Cathedral during the Christmas celebrations of 2000.[1].

Suspects

The numerous people, mostly Algerians, who are wanted or who have been convicted over this plot include:

  • Abu Doha, a senior terrorist who has been held in the UK since 2001.
  • Slimane Khalfaoui, arrested in the UK, extradited to France, convicted with nine others, and sentenced to ten years.[2]
  • Rabah Kadre, held in the UK since 2001, sentenced by France in absentia to six years.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Der Frankfurter Al-Qaida-Prozess und das Netzwerk des Terrors (German)
  2. ^ a b France Convicts Islamic Militants, AP, 16 December 2004 Cite error: The named reference "cbs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).