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Belgian “Al Qaeda Cell” in touch with Architect of Transantlantic Airline Plot
By Paul Cruickshank
This connection is revealed in the CNN program “One Woman’s War,” my documentary about the extraordinary story of Malika el Aroud, a Belgian woman who authorities say has become an icon of the global jihadist movement.
The documentary will make its CNN domestic debut this afternoon at 2.30pm Eastern.
My profile of Malika el Aroud, “Love in the Time of Terror,” is also the lead feature in the March issue of Marie Claire.
CNN’s report is below:
Belgian “Al Qaeda Cell” linked to 2006 Airline Plot
An alleged terror cell rounded up hours before European Union leaders were due to attend an summit in Brussels last December had ties to the very top leadership of al Qaeda, counterterrorism officials told CNN.
Brussels, Belgium (CNN). — Last December 11, fourteen individuals were arrested in the early hours of the morning in one of the largest counterterrorism operations in Belgian history. Six were eventually charged with participation in a terrorist group. The others were released.
The officials told CNN that the alleged cell had connections to a senior al Qaeda operative who helped orchestrate the 2006 “Airline Plot,” widely recognized as al Qaeda’s most serious terror attempt since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
The source could not reveal the operative’s name to CNN because of the ongoing investigation. The 2006 plot involved plans to simultaneously blow up U.S.-bound passenger jets with liquid explosives hid in carry-on luggage.....
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/02/belgian_al_qaeda_cell_in_touch.php
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