Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah ( Arabic عبدالله أحمد عبدالله; born to 1963 in Egypt ) and Abu Mohamed al-Masri or Saleh called one is Egyptian , the FBI sought Terrorist category most wanted and Al-Qaeda - strategist who is accused, to the bombings of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya to have been involved in August 1998.
profile
As far as is known, Abdullah is said to have belonged to the inner leadership of Al-Qaeda and to have been a member of the Shura Council of Osama bin Laden . He is also said to have financially supported Mohammed Atta in preparing for the September 11, 2001 attacks .
In the case of the bombings on the US embassies, the US accuses him of having previously been involved in other anti-American activities in Africa. He and other al-Qaeda members allegedly provided military support to Somali tribes in resisting UN and US forces during the 1993 riots in the country. During the Al-Qaida operations in Kenya, Abdullah is said to have spied on the Kenyan embassy three days before the attacks, together with co-conspirators. After Al-Qaeda instructed all members to leave the country on August 6, Abdullah fled to Karachi , Pakistan . On August 7, a van loaded with bombs left a villa in Nairobi rented by Al Qaeda agents on its way to the US embassy. In a simultaneous action about 650 kilometers away, a bomb transporter approached the US embassy in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania . The bombs exploded within a few minutes, killing a total of 224 people.
Abdullah is also accused of obtaining a false passport for one of the well-known embassy bombers , the Kenyan Mohammed Saddiq Odeh . With this it was possible for Odeh to travel to Afghanistan together with other Al-Qaida members and to meet bin Laden there. In the fall of 1998, the United States blamed Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida members for the embassy bombings. In retaliation, US President was Bill Clinton air strikes on training camps of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum ( Sudan ) Arrange ( Operation Infinite Reach ).
Nothing further is known about Abdullah's whereabouts.
Individual evidence
- ^ Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah. FBI Most Wanted Terrorists, accessed January 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Erica Pearson: Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abdullah, Abdullah Ahmed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu Mohamed al-Masri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian terrorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egypt |