The ex-Tunisian soccer player was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Belgium, 2003, for planning a suicide bombing for Al-Qaeda against a military base — which was also used by NATO — has been extradited to the United States with similar charges in an American court, the Justice Department stated Thursday. The player, Nizar Trabelsi, now 43, was indicted under seal, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Nizar traveled to Afghanistan in the spring, 2001, and met with Osama bin Laden and later Muhammed Atef, a chief military planner for the terrorist group. He is accused of obtaining chemicals in Europe to build a 1,000-kiloton bomb and joining others to scout the military base, Kleine Brogel Air Base, as a potential target for a suicide attack.Monday, October 7, 2013
Tunisian ex-Soccer Player Extradited
The ex-Tunisian soccer player was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Belgium, 2003, for planning a suicide bombing for Al-Qaeda against a military base — which was also used by NATO — has been extradited to the United States with similar charges in an American court, the Justice Department stated Thursday. The player, Nizar Trabelsi, now 43, was indicted under seal, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Nizar traveled to Afghanistan in the spring, 2001, and met with Osama bin Laden and later Muhammed Atef, a chief military planner for the terrorist group. He is accused of obtaining chemicals in Europe to build a 1,000-kiloton bomb and joining others to scout the military base, Kleine Brogel Air Base, as a potential target for a suicide attack.
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I wonder why a soccer player would just leave the game and plan a suicide mission? Even if he was out of the game, that's a real shock.
ReplyDeleteThis was very shocking because he would leave the game to plan a suicide mission. I also wonder what his main goal in doing this was.
ReplyDeleteHis hair is extra nappy.
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