Arrested US Forces Role German | Name Ahmed Siddiqui Citizenship Germany | |
Detained at Parwan Detention Facility | ||
Ahmed Siddiqui is a citizen of Germany who is suspected of ties to terrorism. Siddiqui was captured in July 2010, and held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, where he was reported to have confessed to a role in a plot to plant bombs in European cities. He was reported to have confessed that he was just one of 45 conspirators in the bomb plot. All the plotters were reported to hold European passports.
ABC News reports that Siddiqui had been under surveillance in Germany since 1997. He attended the al Quds mosque in Hamburg -- the same mosque as Mohammed Atta and other hijackers in the September 11 attacks. He had worked as a cleaner at Hamburg International Airport. According to ABC German authorities. closed the mosque, based on information from his confessions.
Der Spiegel reports that Siddiqui traveled to Pakistan's Tribal Agencies in March 2009, with his Indonesia wife, his brother, and another couple. Der Spiegel reports he confessed to membership in the Islamic Movement for Uzbekistan.
A second German suspect, Rami Makanesi, is reported to have confirmed portions of Siddiqui's confession.
Pakistan's Daily Times reports Siddiqui had been living in the Mir Ali area prior to traveling to Afghanistan prior to his capture.