Friday, December 12, 2008

Belgian police arrested a "living legend" Al-Qaeda. "

Law enforcement authorities arrested a Belgian" living legend "of al-Qaida - al-Malik Arud (Malika El-Aroud), announced on Thursday CNN. El Arud - the widow of one of the senior members of al-Qaida - was arrested during the special operation carried out in Belgium in anticipation of the two-day EU summit, opened on 11 November. In addition to al-Arud Belgian law enforcement agencies have detained 13 people suspected of links with al-Qaida.
Male al-Maliki Arund - Ahmed Abdel Sattar - in September 2001, was killed in Afghanistan during the assassination of Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. According to Western analysts, the loss of Massoud - the influential Afghan field commander - dramatically changed the situation in Afghanistan, which strengthen the position of the Taliban linked to Al-Qaeda. "
According to Belgian law enforcement officials, al-Arund engaged in anti-Western propaganda, recruiting new members in extremist organizations. Police also believed that "a living legend" of al-Qaida was going to go to Afghanistan to take part in a fight with coalition forces.
Police Belgium, earlier announced that 14 people arrested on the eve of the summit, preparing a terrorist act, has not clarify what role it was to play El Arund.
El Arund - Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin - have repeatedly brought to trial on charges of aiding terrorists. In particular, it was FIGURES cases of attempted Massoud, but in 2003 the Court of Belgium withdrew its charges in the crime. In 2007, the Swiss court found her guilty of aiding an Islamic extremist group. The reason for the trial began article, including al-Arund one of the Islamist websites containing incitement to violence and racial discrimination.

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