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US charges Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect held in Germany | US charges Moroccan al-Qaeda suspect held in Germany |
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Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a Moroccan man with conspiring to provide weapons and other help to al-Qaeda. | Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a Moroccan man with conspiring to provide weapons and other help to al-Qaeda. |
Abedeladim el-Kebir, 30, was detained in April by the German authorities, along with two other men. | Abedeladim el-Kebir, 30, was detained in April by the German authorities, along with two other men. |
He faces charges in the United States of helping to supply Islamist militants with explosives, and of conspiring to possess a destructive device. | He faces charges in the United States of helping to supply Islamist militants with explosives, and of conspiring to possess a destructive device. |
The US is seeking his extradition from Germany, a spokesman in New York said. | The US is seeking his extradition from Germany, a spokesman in New York said. |
From November 2009 until his arrest, Mr Kebir worked with unnamed individuals to provide material support to al-Qaeda, including training, lethal substances, explosives and personnel, according to New York prosecutors. | From November 2009 until his arrest, Mr Kebir worked with unnamed individuals to provide material support to al-Qaeda, including training, lethal substances, explosives and personnel, according to New York prosecutors. |
He is also charged with conspiring to possess weapons, including a destructive device, in connection with his agreement to provide material support to al-Qaeda. | He is also charged with conspiring to possess weapons, including a destructive device, in connection with his agreement to provide material support to al-Qaeda. |
The indictment gives no further details about the alleged plot. | The indictment gives no further details about the alleged plot. |
If convicted on the American charges, he could face life in prison. | If convicted on the American charges, he could face life in prison. |
Orders from al-Qaeda | Orders from al-Qaeda |
Mr Kebir was one of three men held in Germany in April on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in the country. | Mr Kebir was one of three men held in Germany in April on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in the country. |
They had received orders from al-Qaeda, German prosecutors said at the time. | They had received orders from al-Qaeda, German prosecutors said at the time. |
They said a senior al-Qaeda figure on the Afghan-Pakistan border had given the order for several attacks but targets had still not been chosen. | |
The three, who were under surveillance, were arrested in Duesseldorf and Bochum after allegedly buying bomb chemicals. | The three, who were under surveillance, were arrested in Duesseldorf and Bochum after allegedly buying bomb chemicals. |
Mr Kebir was charged in Germany with membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. He had been living illegally in the country since May 2010, according to German officials. | Mr Kebir was charged in Germany with membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. He had been living illegally in the country since May 2010, according to German officials. |
The German authorities had been tipped off about his movements by US intelligence after he left an al-Qaeda training camp in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. | The German authorities had been tipped off about his movements by US intelligence after he left an al-Qaeda training camp in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. |
Der Spiegel magazine reported that the German secret service was aided by the CIA and Moroccan authorities in a three-month operation to arrest the men. | Der Spiegel magazine reported that the German secret service was aided by the CIA and Moroccan authorities in a three-month operation to arrest the men. |
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