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On 13 March a video was found by a [[mosque]] in Madrid in which Abu Dujana claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings on behalf of "al-Qaeda in Europe", and on 3 April a letter was sent under the name to a Spanish news station, claiming responsibility for an attempted bombing of a train en route from [[Madrid]] to [[Seville]] on 2 April, and promising more attacks unless Spain withdrew from the War on Terror (Spain eventually withdrew following a [[Spanish general election, 2004|general election]] that ousted the former government in April).<ref name="wapo"/><ref name="NYT"/><ref name="elmundo">{{Cite news|title='El Chino' tenía un texto que urgía a reivindicar el 11-M para forzar el cambio de Gobierno|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/05/09/espana/1178734068.html|work=elmundo.es|date=9 May 2007|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Security high for Spanish trains|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/02/spain.bombings/|work=CNN|date=3 April 2004}}</ref> |
On 13 March a video was found by a [[mosque]] in Madrid in which Abu Dujana claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings on behalf of "al-Qaeda in Europe", and on 3 April a letter was sent under the name to a Spanish news station, claiming responsibility for an attempted bombing of a train en route from [[Madrid]] to [[Seville]] on 2 April, and promising more attacks unless Spain withdrew from the War on Terror (Spain eventually withdrew following a [[Spanish general election, 2004|general election]] that ousted the former government in April).<ref name="wapo"/><ref name="NYT"/><ref name="elmundo">{{Cite news|title='El Chino' tenía un texto que urgía a reivindicar el 11-M para forzar el cambio de Gobierno|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/05/09/espana/1178734068.html|work=elmundo.es|date=9 May 2007|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Security high for Spanish trains|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/02/spain.bombings/|work=CNN|date=3 April 2004}}</ref> |
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Abu Dujana has been speculated to be two people: Jamal Ahmidan "the Chinese" who was arrested after the attacks, or more likely Youssef Belhadj, a Moroccan based in [[Sint-Jans-Molenbeek|Molenbeek]], [[Belgium]] who in 2008 was found guilty of belonging to a terrorist group and sentenced to 12 years in prison.<ref name="elmundo"/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Brussels attacks: Why jihadism thrives in suburb of Molenbeek|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/why-jihadism-thrives-in-brussels-suburb-of-molenbeek/news-story/41763a31ef45ea6ee5fc360a3b8ed80c|work=The Australian|date=23 March 2016}}</ref> |
Abu Dujana has been speculated to be two people: Jamal Ahmidan "the Chinese" who was arrested after the attacks, or more likely '''Youssef Belhadj''', a Moroccan based in [[Sint-Jans-Molenbeek|Molenbeek]], [[Belgium]] who in 2008 was found guilty of belonging to a terrorist group and sentenced to 12 years in prison, thought by Spanish authorities to be Abu Dujana.<ref name="elmundo"/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Brussels attacks: Why jihadism thrives in suburb of Molenbeek|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/why-jihadism-thrives-in-brussels-suburb-of-molenbeek/news-story/41763a31ef45ea6ee5fc360a3b8ed80c|work=The Australian|date=23 March 2016}}</ref> Belhajd, also thought to have been connected to the [[2003 Casablanca bombings]], was arrested in Belgium on 1 February 2005 and extradited to Spain.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Madrid bombings: Defendants|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4899544.stm|publisher=BBC|date=17 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|first1=M.R.|last1=Haberfeld|first2=Agostino|last2=von Hassell|year=2009|title=A New Understanding of Terrorism: Case Studies, Trajectories and Lessons Learned|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=uvVqrhVDtp0C&lpg=PR3&hl=no&pg=PA192#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|pages=192-193|isbn=9781441901156}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Suspected plot organisers Youssef Belhad...|url=http://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/suspected-plot-organisers-youssef-belhadj-shakes-hands-with-news-photo/73343753#madrid-spain-suspected-plot-organisers-youssef-belhadj-shakes-hands-picture-id73343753|publisher=Getty Images|date=16 February 2007}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:04, 12 August 2016
Abu Dujana Al-Afghani, or Abu Nayaf al-Afghani is a claimed spokesperson for "al-Qaeda of Europe" who demanded an end to Spanish support and involvement in the War on Terror. Abu Dujana claimed responsibility for the 2004 Madrid train bombings, as well as a failed train bombing the following month.[1][2][3]
Activities and identification
On 13 March a video was found by a mosque in Madrid in which Abu Dujana claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings on behalf of "al-Qaeda in Europe", and on 3 April a letter was sent under the name to a Spanish news station, claiming responsibility for an attempted bombing of a train en route from Madrid to Seville on 2 April, and promising more attacks unless Spain withdrew from the War on Terror (Spain eventually withdrew following a general election that ousted the former government in April).[1][2][4][5]
Abu Dujana has been speculated to be two people: Jamal Ahmidan "the Chinese" who was arrested after the attacks, or more likely Youssef Belhadj, a Moroccan based in Molenbeek, Belgium who in 2008 was found guilty of belonging to a terrorist group and sentenced to 12 years in prison, thought by Spanish authorities to be Abu Dujana.[4][6] Belhajd, also thought to have been connected to the 2003 Casablanca bombings, was arrested in Belgium on 1 February 2005 and extradited to Spain.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Spain Arrests Another In Train Bombings". The Washington Post. 6 April 2004.
- ^ a b "Letter Said to Be From Al Qaeda Threatens Spain". The New York Times. 6 April 2004.
- ^ Weimann, Gabriel (2006). "Virtual Training Camps: Terrorists use of the Internet". In Forest, James JF (ed.). Teaching Terror: Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 130. ISBN 9781461643968.
- ^ a b "'El Chino' tenía un texto que urgía a reivindicar el 11-M para forzar el cambio de Gobierno". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 9 May 2007.
- ^ "Security high for Spanish trains". CNN. 3 April 2004.
- ^ "Brussels attacks: Why jihadism thrives in suburb of Molenbeek". The Australian. 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Madrid bombings: Defendants". BBC. 17 July 2008.
- ^ Haberfeld, M.R.; von Hassell, Agostino (2009). A New Understanding of Terrorism: Case Studies, Trajectories and Lessons Learned. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9781441901156.
- ^ "Suspected plot organisers Youssef Belhad..." Getty Images. 16 February 2007.