Nationality French Ethnicity Algerian | Name Naamen Meziche Organization al-Qaeda | |
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Naamen Meziche is a French national of Algerian origin. According to Pakistani intelligence, he is a leader of Al-Qaeda and is believed to have links with militant groups based in Europe. According to media reports he is suspected to have played a role in the 9/11 attacks.
Pakistani sources say that Meziche had worked closely with Younis al-Mauritani, an Al-Qaeda leader who was responsible for international operations.
Capture
Pakistan officials captured Naamen Meziche in a raid near the border with Iran sometime in the middle of June 2012.
Meziche was extradited to France in October 2013.
References
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