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    Ahmed Ressam (Arabic: احمد رسام; also Benni Noris; born May 9, 1967), also known as the "Millennium Bomber", is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived for...
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    detonating. The revelation of the plot linked to the LAX "Millennium Bomber" Ahmed Ressam led to unprecedented investigations into other potential terrorist cells...
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  • dismissed after Ressam's evidence proved worthless. Earlier in Charkaoui's case, Charkaoui's lawyer introduced an arrest warrant for Ahmed Ressam for an incident...
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  • camp was led by Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was captured in late 2001. Ahmed Ressam, the Millennium Bomber, said he attended the camp using the alias "Nabil"...
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    attempted to bomb LAX on New Year's Eve 1999/2000. The bomber, Algerian Ahmed Ressam, was captured in Port Angeles, Washington, the U.S. port of entry, with...
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  • 2022. "Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, convicted on 4 of 18 criminal charges". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 13, 2022. "Ahmed Abu Khatallah...
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    explosive-filled skiff intended to target the destroyer, and the arrest of Ahmed Ressam. A former U.S. State Department official in October 2001 described Bosnia...
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    American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11. Following the December 1999 arrest of Ahmed Ressam, O'Neill coordinated the investigation into the 2000 millennium attack...
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    charge, each bomb contained plastic explosive used as a booster charge. Ahmed Ressam, the al-Qaeda Millennium Bomber, used a small quantity of RDX as one...
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  • document-forger for the Groupe islamique armé, and shared an apartment with Ahmed Ressam. He frequently travelled to Bosnia, and held both Bosnian and Moroccan...
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  • camp in 2002, where he was detained for eight years without charge. Ahmed Ressam, the terrorist convicted in 2001 of planning the foiled Millennium bombing...
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  • Camp. He shared his experiences with Ahmed Ressam, encouraging him to undergo training, and facilitated Ressam's and Mustapha Labsi's journey to the camp...
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    responsible for conceiving multiple terrorist plots, including sending Ahmed Ressam to blow up the Los Angeles airport in 2000. He was captured on 28 March...
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  • laws and double jeopardy. Coughenour was the judge who first sentenced Ahmed Ressam, the "millennium bomber", who planned to blow up the Los Angeles International...
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    sites in Jordan, the bombing of Los Angeles International Airport by Ahmed Ressam, and the bombing of the USS The Sullivans (DDG-68). On October 12, 2000...
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    developed into the V-class ferry. Coho made news on December 14, 1999, when Ahmed Ressam was arrested by border authorities in Port Angeles, Washington after...
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    intercepted Algerian terrorist Ahmed Ressam and foiled his plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport after Ressam has passed immigration inspection...
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    USA Patriot Act). Several further search attempts similarly failed. Ahmed Ressam, the captured al-Qaeda Millennium Bomber, was at the time sharing information...
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    Denver. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07. Warren Richey (January 25, 2011). "Ahmed Ghailani gets life sentence for Al Qaeda bombing of US embassies". Christian...
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  • When Ahmed Ressam was apprehended, he had a business card with Hanani’s number and calling cards which were used to call it 11 days earlier. Ressam's testimony...
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    noteworthy achievements was the successful prosecution of terrorist Ahmed Ressam. Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey gave McKay the additional responsibility...
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    he was invited by the imam of a large mosque to lead Ramadan prayers. Ahmed Ressam, who was caught with explosives crossing the Canada–U.S. border in December...
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  • accented French of Ahmed Ressam. Skeptical of Ressam's claim to be French Canadian, Humphries had Ressam detained. The Algerian-born Ressam was later found...
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    passport; both were arrested. Garofalo was later found to have ties to Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian member of al-Qaeda who was arrested by Customs Service officials...
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    Determined To Strike in US", said that the foiled millennium bomber, Ahmed Ressam, had confessed that Zubaydah had encouraged him to blow up the Los Angeles...
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  • Needle during New Year's Eve celebrations. The plan fell apart after Ahmed Ressam was arrested attempting to cross the United States-Canadian border with...
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  • French-Algerian terrorist convicted of the Strasbourg cathedral bombing plot Ahmed Ressam, Algerian al-Qaeda member convicted of attempting to bomb the Los Angeles...
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  • - Ahmad Baba Rachid - Ahmed Bourenane - Ahmed Hadhoum - Ahmed Hammani [ar] - Ahmed Mahsas - Ahmed Ressam - Ahmed Zaoui - Ahmed Zouaoui - Ain Defla - Ain...
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    assuring that the Mossad would desist from using Canadian passports. Ahmed Ressam, the Algerian al-Qaeda Millennium Bomber who attempted to blow up Los...
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    case of terrorists coming to the United States through Canada, that of Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian citizen who was in Canada illegally and who had planned...
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