Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot
- Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot
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. [ [http://www.swr.de/report/archiv/sendungen/020415/03/02041503.rtf Der Frankfurter Al-Qaida-Prozess und das Netzwerk des Terrors] (German)] .
uspects
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.[ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/16/terror/main661554.shtml France Convicts Islamic Militants] , "AP", 16 December 2004] ]
* Rabah Kadre, held in the UK since 2001, sentenced by France "in absentia" to six years.[c] ]References
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