Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman is an Egyptian who is believed to be in United States custody in one of the CIA's "black sites". Also known as "Asadullah" (ie The lion of God.)
Human Rights Watch reports he is the son of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, the "blind sheikh" who was convicted of involvement in the first al Qaeda bombing of the World Trade Center, in 1993. Mohammed is alleged to have run a training camp, and have had a role in planning the 9-11 attacks.
An e-mail from Mohammed led to the capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Human Rights Watch reports that Mohammed was captured in February 2003, in Quetta, Pakistan, and remains in US custody.
[edit] External links
- ^ Two Other Top Al Qaeda Operatives Nabbed, Fox News, March 4, 2003
- ^ How al-Qaeda 'chief' was caught, BBC, March 4, 2003
- ^ List of “Ghost Prisoners” Possibly in CIA Custody, Human Rights Watch, December 1, 2005
 |
This Egyptian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
